How to properly soak urad beans?

So today I tried one of my (as I have recently learned not so genuine) Indian dishes: Dal Makhni (also Dal Makhani).

There are different recipes, some mix urad beans with red kidney beans, I went for one that only called for urad beans.

Anyway, I soaked them (at room temperature) for at least 16 hours (simple, cold, tap water) and yet in the ready dish we found little black dry beans whose husk seemingly hadn't been affected by the water. The beans had all been "subsurface", though.

It was the only disappointment when we wanted to enjoy the dish. So I am wondering what else I could have done? Is there perhaps a way to "identify" these hard beans after soaking, or even before?

Best Answer

You can soak them in hot water for 8-10 hours. And then pressure cook it(add salt and pinch of turmeric) for 4-5 whistles or until tender. If you don't have pressure cooker, you can cook in open vessel. It might take longer.

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Quick Answer about "How to properly soak urad beans?"

Soaking: Whole urad beans need to be soaked in lightly salted water at least 4 hours and preferably 5. You'll need 2-1/4 cups of soaking water for every cup of beans. The dal should be soaked for at least a half hour, but if it's old even a couple hours won't help much.

How long should I soak urad dal?

Urad dal or the split urad dal needs to be soaked for at least 4 \u2013 5 hours in water. This reduces the cooking time.

How can I quickly soak urad dal?

Quick Soak Beans Tip

Wash and rinse the beans.

Soak in a pan with fresh water, making sure that the beans are well submerged.

Bring the beans and the water in the saucepan to a boil.

Allow them to boil for at least 5 minutes.

Turn the flame off, cover the sauce pan with a tight lid and allow it to sit for an hour.

Can we soak urad dal in hot water?

Tip: If you are in a hurry you can soak urad dal in hot warm water for half an hour in a hot pack or in a closed container.

What should be soaked for dal makhani?

How to make Dal Makhani. 1. Soak both \xbe cup whole urad dal (whole black gram) and \xbc cup rajma (kidney beans) overnight in enough water for 8 to 9 hours. Drain them well.

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