Smoky Dal Makhani - SHARAN

Ingredients

• 100 g whole red kidney beans ( rajma ), soaked in water overnight
• 200 g whole black gram ( urad ), soaked overnight, separately
• 1″ pc ginger, finely chopped
• 5-6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• 1 medium-sized onion, finely chopped
• 5-6 whole dry Kashmiri red chillies, soaked in warm water and ground to a paste
• 2 tsp roasted cumin ( jeera ) seed powder
• ½ – ¾ tsp garam masala powder
• 2 medium-sized tomatoes, pureed
• ¾ tbsp cashew butter
• 1 tbsp cashew cream, for the garnish (soak cashew nuts for 4 hours and grind with very little water to make cashew cream)
• A few coriander leaves (for the garnish)
• Unrefined salt to taste
• 1 tsp oil + 1 tsp whole garam masala – for the smoke.**(See below)