Dalcha Recipe

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Dalcha is an authentic curry recipe of muslims living in south Tamil nadu, India prepared with mutton, vegetables, raw mango in mildly spiced dal based curry. Dalcha is served with their unique style of biryani during festive occassions, marriages, etc. Dalcha is served in few hotels in Madurai, Dindugal run by mostly muslims or the chefs will be muslims. Dindugal, Venu biryani hotel is more popular in Tamil nadu for this dalcha and Biryani. Try this authentic dalcha recipe at home and Enjoy Cooking!!!

Servings: 2 Preparation time:
Ingredients:
  • Goat, Raw, Mutton Mutton (with bones) 100 gms
  • Chickpeas, Garbanzo Beans, Bengalgram, Mature Seeds, Raw, Channa, Kabuli Chana Dal, Chana Dal, Gram Dhal Bengal gram 10 tsp
  • Pigeon Peas, Raw, Tuvar, Toor Dhal, Toor Dal, Red gram dhal (Split) Toor dal (pigeon peas) 10 tsp
  • Onions, Raw, Onions Onion chopped 1 1/2 no
  • Tomatoes, Red, Ripe, Raw, Red Tomato Tomato chopped 2 no
  • Potato, Flesh And Skin, Raw, aloo Cut Potato 1 no
  • Eggplant, Raw, Egg Plant (Cut) Eggplant (Brinjal) 1 no
  • Mangos, Raw, Mango pulp (Cut )Raw Mango 1/2 no
  • Green Chillies, Chilies, Hot Chili, Green, Raw, Chilli Green chillies slit 2 no
  • Ginger Garlic Paste, Ginger garlic paste 3 tsp
  • Turmeric, Ground,powder, Haldi, Nitu Didi turmeric powder Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp
  • Coriander Leaf Corriander, Cilantro Leaves, Green, Leaves, Parsley Leaves, Coriander Coriander leaves 1 sprig
  • Salt, Common Salt, Rock Salt, Table Salt Salt to taste
  • Canola Oil, Vegetable Oil, Cooking Oil 2 tsp

Instructions (Preparation Steps):

  • 1. Wash mutton, bengal gram and split pigeon peas.
  • 2. Add turmeric powder and pressure cook for 10 minutes.
  • 3. Heat oil in a thick bottomed kadai. Add chopped onions, ginger garlic paste, green chillies and fry in a medium fire till the raw smell reduces.
  • 4. Add chopped tomato, potato, brinjal, raw mango, coriander leaves and salt. Continue frying for 3 to 4 minutes.
  • 5. Add the fried ingredients to the pressure cooked dal and mutton. Add required amount of water and pressure cook for 5 minutes. Keep aside.
  • 6. Serve hot with Biryani.

Cook's Tip:
If you cook Indian food, you are bound to get turmeric stains on your clothes at one time or another. The good news is they're really easy to take out. Wash the stained clothes/kitchen linen immedeately in cool water and soap. Dry in the sun and the stain will fade to a very pale pink. Wash the article again and the stain will be gone!
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Use a steel knife instead of iron to cut brinjal, plantain, ladies-fingers and mangoes to avoid blackening
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When cooking eggplant add a spoon of milk to a bowl of water and add the cut up pieces to that water. The eggplant will retain their color without becoming black
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If anyone does not like or want the strong taste of onion, you can use cabbage in the recipe for the same taste and good recipe
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Add a few fenugreek (methi) seeds to Pigeon dhal(tuvar dhal) while pressure-cooking. The dal will be easier to digest
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  • jn0617
    jn0617
    Poor
    196 days ago
    this is not an authentic recipe for dalcha.