Dalma

Name: Dalma
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal; 1/4 cup elephant's yam suran diced; 1/4 cup raw papaya diced; 1/4 cup pumpkin diced; 1 brinjal diced; 1 potato diced; 1 carrot diced; 1 tomato chopped; 1 onion finely chopped; 1 tbsp ginger garlic rough paste; 2 green chillies chopped; 2 tbsp ghee; 2 bay leaves; 2 dry red chillies; 1 tsp paanch phoran; 1 tbsp dalma masala; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp red chilli powder; For dalma spice mix; 2 tbsp fennel seeds; 3 tbsp cumin seeds; 2-3 piece cinnamon; 3 tsp black pepper; For garnish; As needed Coconut slices; as needed Coriander leaves; 3-4 red dry chillies

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Deepa Rupani @dollopsbydipa

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Cookpad gives us chance to open many horizons to explore in cooking. The current challenge of Golden Apron is about food of various states of India.
This challenge makes us explore more about other state's cuisine. Orrisa cuisine is not familiar for me except Chena Poda , khaja & pitha. After surfing on internet, I come to know about main dishes in Odia Cuisine, which are Dalma , ghatna sabji, pakhala bhata etc. So,I decided to give a try to Dalma.
Dalma is an aromat traditional curry from Orissa - made from toor dal (pigeon pea) & vegetables . It is also a part of Chappan Bhog served in Jagganath temple, Puri. The USP of this recipe is Paanch Phoran spices ( fennel seeds, cumin seeds , mustard seeds, fenugreek seeds, nigella seeds aka Kalonji).
Dalma recipe have many variations as well. Dalma is toor dal cooked with vegetables like raw banana, raw papaya, brinjal, pumpkin, elephant's yam etc with dalma spice mix & topped off with aromat tempering of paanch phoran in ghee. Dalma is a perfect combination of health & taste because proteins from dal & vitamins & minerals from vegetables.
Dalma tastes best when served with steamed rice.

Ingredients

45 minutes

4 persons

1 cuptoor dal
1/4 cupelephant's yam suran diced
1/4 cupraw papaya diced
1/4 cuppumpkin diced
1brinjal diced
1potato diced
1carrot diced
1tomato chopped
1onion finely chopped
1 tbspginger garlic rough paste
2green chillies chopped
2 tbspghee
2bay leaves
2dry red chillies
1 tsppaanch phoran
1 tbspdalma masala
1/2 tspturmeric powder
1 tspred chilli powder
For dalma spice mix
2 tbspfennel seeds
3 tbspcumin seeds
2-3 piececinnamon
3 tspblack pepper
For garnish
As neededCoconut slices
as neededCoriander leaves
3-4red dry chillies

Cooking Instructions

45 minutes

1

Dry roast all dalma spice ingredients & grind into fine powder.
2

Wash & soak dal for couple of hours. Then in pressure cooker, add dal, vegetables dices, green chillies, onions, bay leaf, turmeric powder & salt. Also add water about 2-3 cups.
3

Pressure cook it for 3 whistles, then turn of the flame to low & let it simmer for 3 minutes. Then turn off heat. Let it cook till all pressure is released.
4

4. Now in other vessel, heat ghee, add paanch phoran, red chillies, red chilli powder, let it saute on flow same for just couple of seconds then add ginger garlic & saute for more couple of seconds.
5

Then add this tempering to dalma, also add dalma masala in it & give a gentle stir. Add water if needed for your desired consistency. Cook for few more minutes on slow flame so that aroma & taste of spices is infused properly in dalma. Then turn off the heat.
6

Serve hot with steamed rice.