Mutton ka Dalcha is a combination of chana dal with mutton. The recipe is different from the usual hyderabadi Dalcha as no souring agent added.
Dal is the integral part of Indian cooking. I think we will be lost if there were no dals. Lunch is an incomplete affair without dal.
Today, I am sharing you the recipe of Dalcha from our region Amravati, maharashtra. Previously known as Berar region, Amravati had been under the rule of nizam for many years. Due to this region’s cuisine has lots of influence of hyderabadi cuisine.But the recipe which I am sharing today is different then Hyderabadi dalcha. We are not adding any souring agent in our recipe This recipe uses minimum of masalas so the overall flavor is of Chana Dal & ghosht. Dalcha is served with bhagare chawal/ tempered rice. I will share that recipe later.
To the recipe
Serves: 3 to 4 people
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
I
1/2 cup Chana Dal
1/2 tsp turmeric
1 glass water
II
150 gm Ghosht/mutton with bone or boneless
1/2 glass water
1/2 sliced onion
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp oil
III
4 tbsp oil
1 bay leaves
1″ cinnamon
1/2 sliced onion
1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1/2 tbsp red chilly powder
Salt to taste
IV
4 green chilly
2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
Method
- Boil Dal: Take all the Ingredients I in pressure cooker and give 2 to 3 whistles till dal is cooked. Cool & mash the dal.
- Boil Meat: Now combine Ingredients II in a pressure cooker and give 4 whistles. When cool check if meat is cooked.Cool & keep aside.
- In a deep vessel, pour the oil. When hot add cinnamom & bay leaves. Fry for few seconds and add sliced onion.
- Once brown, add ginger garlic paste. Fry till the smell of rawness goes away.
- Add red chilly powder. Stir
- Now add boiled meat, adding the left over water from time to time. Stir for few minutes.
- Now add the mash dal along with water. Stir to combine all.
- Add the coriander and green chillies.
- Cook for 5 to 6 minutes till the desired consistency.
- Serve with Bhagare chawal/rice or plain rice.
Notes:
- Dalcha can be prepared without meat also.
- Sometime we add bottlegourd( Dudhi, Lauki, Ghiya)
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Serves 3-4
Ghosht Ka Dalcha / Dal Ghost
Mutton ka Dalcha is a combination of chana dal with mutton. The recipe is different from the usual hyderabadi Dalcha as no souring agent added.
30 minPrep Time
45 minCook Time
1 hr, 15 Total Time
Ingredients
- (A)
- 1/2 cup Chana Dal
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 1 glass water
- (B)
- 150 gm Ghosht/mutton with bone or boneless
- 1/2 glass water
- 1/2 sliced onion
- 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tbsp oil
- (C)
- 4 tbsp oil
- 1 bay leaves
- 1" cinnamon
- 1/2 sliced onion
- 1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1/2 tbsp red chilly powder
- Salt to taste
- (D)
- 4 green chilly
- 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
Instructions
- Method
- Boil Dal: Take all the Ingredients I in pressure cooker and give 2 to 3 whistles till dal is cooked. Cool & mash the dal.
- Boil Meat: Now combine Ingredients II in a pressure cooker and give 4 whistles. When cool check if meat is cooked.Cool & keep aside.
- In a deep vessel, pour the oil. When hot add cinnamom & bay leaves. Fry for few seconds and add sliced onion.
- Once brown, add ginger garlic paste. Fry till the smell of rawness goes away.
- Add red chilly powder. Stir
- Now add boiled meat, adding the left over water from time to time. Stir for few minutes.
- Now add the mash dal along with water. Stir to combine all.
- Add the coriander and green chillies.
- Cook for 5 to 6 minutes till the desired consistency.
- Serve with Bhagare chawal/rice or plain rice
Notes
Dalcha can be prepared without meat also. Sometime we add bottlegourd( Dudhi, Lauki, Ghiya)
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https://www.ghezaeshiriin.com/2015/10/mutton-ka-dalcha/Gajar Ka Halwa / Carrot Halwa ( Pressure cooker method)
Its been long time again, I have been away from blogging. During eid holidays, we made a sudden plan to fly to India. There’s always an excitement to celebrate eid in India with family. Here celebrations are quite mechanical. Get up early in morning, go for eid prayers. Greet friends on phone. Now people exchange greetings on whatsapp. Sometimes I hate technology. It’s is shrinking the physical interaction. And that’s it.While in India, still there is an essence of festivities and togetherness.
Today sharing with you again another sweet. Well this blog has become more of cakes & desserts for some time. Will be sharing some chatpata salans and veggies too. But for time being, please tolerate with my version of jhatpat gajar halwa.
Vegan Meringue Cookies
What would you do if you are on a vegan, no dairy diet and crave for sweets. Fed up with fruit sorbet and non dairy ice creams. And your taste buds yell for something sweet. I have got an answer. You make a meringue cookies.Yes, yes I am definitely talking about meringue cookies. That too vegan. Not a tiny minie of eggs.
Well this story of finding vegan, non dairy sweets started five months back, when we both started following Ayurveda medicine for our health issues. This doc would treat you only when you followed his instruction to the T with proper diet. I had no other choice rather than going completely vegan. To top it all K is so fond of sweets. He needs sweets after each meal. Going vegan was not a big issue, you have lot of options. But non dairy was too much.
Garlic Bagels with Pickled Veggies
Summer reminds me of long days and afternoon spent talking on skype back home. It reminds me of our each afternoon talking with ammi and papa. it reminds me of laughing and gossiping about our life and making plans about what to do on our next get together. This summer when everyone was planning and enjoying back home, I was finding excuses to only call ammi for few minutes and check how she’s doing. I was scared that I will blurt out where is papa if I had long chats with her. And again our emotional breakdown will begin. Each one of us is coping in his own way. Sometimes we cry, we laugh remembering him. Some days are too painful when a memory flashes through. Each day passes but the pain is as fresh as ever feeling of loss. An emptiness that has settled.
This time our BP challenge was given by Swathi our challenge was to make bagels.We are not so fond of breads (with an exception of all Indian breads). But when we bake one, we need our favorite dips, spreads or pickled veggies along it