Celebrate Karwa Chauth 2025 with this perfect homemade Punjabi style Dal Makhani recipe
This Karwa Chauth 2025, surprise your partner with the rich, buttery taste of restaurant-style Dal Makhani made right in your kitchen! Slow-cooked black lentils, a swirl of cream, and the warmth of spices make this festive favorite irresistible. Follow our easy, foolproof recipe to create the ultimate Karwa Chauth dinner delight — creamy, aromatic, and full of love.
New Delhi: Karwa Chauth 2025 is almost here. Married women across North India are eagerly waiting for October 10, 2025, for this auspicious festival. Women on Karwa Chauth observe fasts the whole day, without even drinking water until the moon rises, praying for long and healthy lives for their husbands. While Fenia, delicious sweets, and scrumptious dishes are made for the wholesome dinner after the rituals, one dish that is always in the spotlight is the creamy, rich Dal Makhani. This iconic Punjabi dish isn't just food - it is a comfort bowl made with love, patience, and indulgence. The slowly cooked black lentils, when they meet the silkiness of cream, create an irresistible smoky flavour that brings everyone to the dining table together. If you are wondering how to make Dal Makhani this Karwa Chauth 2025, no worries, as you can make this flavoursome dish just like the restaurants right at home.
If you ever wondered how restaurants get that perfect "melt-in-the-mouth" texture, it is all about the right ingredients, timing, and a few secrets. Make this Karwa Chauth dinner extra special with the following homemade restaurant-style Dal Makhani recipe that's as luxurious as it looks on Instagram - creamy, velvety, and utterly divine!
Easy Dal Makhani recipe to try this year
A Karwa Chauth dinner is incomplete without something rich, creamy, yet comforting. Dal Makhani is the perfect dish to add to the menu as it resonates with the essence of the festival - slowly cooked for hours for the ideal taste, just like lasting relationships are built over time. Let's look into the easiest Dal Makhani recipe.
Ingredients
1. 1 cup whole black urad dal (sabut urad dal), washed and soaked overnight
2. 1/4 cup rajma (kidney beans), washed and soaked overnight
3. 3 tbsp butter
4. 2 tbsp fresh cream
5. 2 medium onions (finely chopped)
6. 2 tomatoes (pureed)
7. 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
8. 1 tsp red chilli powder
9. 1/2 tsp garam masala
10. 1/2 tsp coriander powder
11. 1/2 tsp jeera powder
12. 1 tsp dal makhani powder (for enhanced taste)
13. 1/2 tsp kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves)
14. Salt to taste
15. Water as needed
16. 1-2 Bay leaves
17. 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
18. 8-10 black peppercorns (kali mirch)
19. 2-3 cardamom, crushed
20. 2-3 tbsp ghee
Step-by-step recipe of dhaba-style Dal Makhani
1. In a pressure cooker, add urad daal and rajma. Pour in a sufficient amount of water and let it cook until 5-6 whistles.
2. When the pressure of the cooker releases naturally, check if the dal and rajma are soft and can be easily mashed with fingers. If they are still undercooked, let them cook for another 2-3 whistles.
3. Take a heavy-bottomed pan and let the ghee be warm. Once the ghee is heated, add the whole spices - bay leaves, cardamom, and black peppercorns.
4. When the spices begin to sizzle, add the chopped onion. Sauté until golden brown.
5. Stir in the ginger garlic paste and saute for 1 minute until it smells aromatic.
6. When both onions and ginger garlic paste are cooked properly, add the tomato puree. Mix well and let it cook on a medium flame.
7. After 3-4 minutes, add salt to taste. Cover the lid and let it cook.
8. When the masala is half-cooked, add the powdered spices: coriander powder, jeera powder, chilli powder, dal makhani powder, and garam masala. If required, pour 4-5 tbsp of water to prevent it from sticking to the bottom of the cooking pan.
9. Sauté until the masala cooks well and thickens.
10. When the masala starts to leave the sides, it is cooked. Add the cooked urad dal and rajma to the mixture. Mix everything well.
11. Mash the lentil slightly for a better texture. Stir well and add 1 cup of hot boiling water.
12. Stir and continue to cook on the lowest heat possible. Stir occasionally to avoid burning. After 60 minutes, add water as per your required consistency of the curry and cook for an additional 10 minutes.
13. After 90 minutes, adjust the salt and sprinkle kasuri methi over the top.
14. Add cream and stir well until everything comes together. Top off with butter, and your creamy, buttery Dal Makhani is ready.
15. Serve hot with butter naan, tandoori roti, or jeera rice or even plain rice and roti.
This Karwa Chauth 2025, make your kitchen smell like a five-star restaurant. With this easy Dal Makhani recipe, you are all set for big compliments from everyone present at the ritual. It will create memories that will always be etched on our minds.