🇵🇰 Pakistani

Lentils Aloo Bukhara

Name: Lentils Aloo Bukhara
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 58 min
Total time: 73 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 2, halved and sliced Onion; 4 cloves, crushed Garlic; 2 tbsp Ghee; 2 Bay Leaf; 1 tbsp Sugar; 250 g Lentils; 500 ml Stock or Broth; 8 Prunes

🇵🇰 Pakistani

Sweet-sour lentils stewed with prunes — a classic Karachi celebration dish. About 73 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 58 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Garam Masala1 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion2, halved and sliced
Garlic4 cloves, crushed
Ghee2 tbsp
Bay Leaf2
Sugar1 tbsp
Lentils250 g
Stock or Broth500 ml
Prunes8

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Brown the lentils deeply in the Ghee in a heavy pot — patience here pays off later.
2
Remove it, then let the onion and garlic soften in the drippings with the garam masala.
3
Return the lentils, add the stock and bay leaves, and bring to the gentlest simmer.
4
Cover and braise low and slow until the lentils yields to a spoon, about 45 minutes.
5
Skim the fat, reduce the sauce to a glaze, and serve with something starchy to catch every drop.

Chef's tip

Skim the fat from the surface before the final reduction for a cleaner sauce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: ALOO BUKHARA & IMMLI KI CHUTNEY *COOK WITH FAIZA* · on YouTube