Dhaba-style Dal Makhani is not just a dish but an emotion that North Indians can connect with. The velvety texture, the glaze of butter, and the smokiness altogether makes it a comforting dish that is ...

Ivy Manning is a Portland, Oregon-based award-winning food writer and author of 10 cookbooks. She is a regular recipe tester and editor for Eater as well as for restaurants and appliance brands.

There’s something unmistakably indulgent about dal makhani at a highway dhaba. It arrives bubbling hot, glossy with butter, faintly smoky, and so rich that you instinctively tear off an extra piece of ...