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 DALMA (Traditional Cuisine from Orissa)
Course main course
Cuisine oriya
Prep Time 		20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings
serving
Ingredients
Veggies : all cut into medium dices,of similar sizes
  • 1/2 cup yam Elephant (suran)
  • 1/2 cup Pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup Brinjal
  • 1/2 cup banana Raw
  • 1/4 cup Carrot
  • 1/4 cup White raddish
  • (You can add Drumsticks) opt
Dalma Masala :
  • 2 tsps saunf fennel seeds /
  • 3 tsps zeera cumin seeds /
  • 1 tsp cinnamon dalchini /
  • 3 tsps mirch black pepper kali /
  • 3 tsps red chilli dried
Spice Mix:
  • 1 tsp Paanch phoren (Fennel seeds, Cumin seeds, Mustard Seeds, Fenugreek Seeds, Nigella seeds)
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt per taste
  • 2 – 3 red chilli Dried
  • 2 tbsps butter Clarified (Desi Ghee)
  • coconut Shredded to garnish
  • coriander Chopped to garnish
  • 1 tsp sugar – optional
  • 3 cups water
Course main course
Cuisine oriya
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings
serving
Ingredients
Veggies : all cut into medium dices,of similar sizes
  • 1/2 cup yam Elephant (suran)
  • 1/2 cup Pumpkin
  • 1/2 cup Brinjal
  • 1/2 cup banana Raw
  • 1/4 cup Carrot
  • 1/4 cup White raddish
  • (You can add Drumsticks) opt
Dalma Masala :
  • 2 tsps saunf fennel seeds /
  • 3 tsps zeera cumin seeds /
  • 1 tsp cinnamon dalchini /
  • 3 tsps mirch black pepper kali /
  • 3 tsps red chilli dried
Spice Mix:
  • 1 tsp Paanch phoren (Fennel seeds, Cumin seeds, Mustard Seeds, Fenugreek Seeds, Nigella seeds)
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • Salt per taste
  • 2 – 3 red chilli Dried
  • 2 tbsps butter Clarified (Desi Ghee)
  • coconut Shredded to garnish
  • coriander Chopped to garnish
  • 1 tsp sugar – optional
  • 3 cups water
Instructions
  1. Soak dal for 4-5 hour.
  2. Wash the vegetables and cut all in medium dices of equal sizes.
  3. In 3 cup of water, add dal, vegetables ,salt and turmeric in a pressure cooker and cook for 1 whistle. Now add drumstick if using and put on a slow flame.
  4. Meanwhile prepare the dalma masala. Take saunf, zeera, dalchini, kali mirch and dried red chilies.
  5. Dry roast the spices and let it cool for sometime. Later grind them all into a fine powder.
  6. You can keep this in an air-tight container for a long run as i did.
  7. Now in another pan prepare the tadka. Take Ghee and heat. Add panch-phoran and dried red-chili and mix this tadka to the dal mixture.
  8. Let it cook for 8-10 minutes. If you prefer little sweet ,you can add 1 tsp of sugar or can skip it.
  9. Check the salt and adjust as per your taste. Once you get a medium consistency gravy , sprinkle the Dalma masala and switch off the flame.
  10. Mix it and cover with a lid and let it sit for 5 minute till the flavor infuse properly.
  11. Garnish with shredded coconut and chopped coriander leaves.
Recipe Notes

It is served hot with rice/roti or Pithas (on festivals in Orissa)

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love : shaheen


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