Dalcha Recipe
Dalcha is a delicious side dish commonly served for biryani. Dalcha is made by cooking dal with tempered spices, onion, tomato and vegetables or meat. It is a easy side dish for biryani, ghee rice or pulao. Learn to make Dalcha with step by step pictures.
Servings2
Ingredients
- ¼ cup toor dal heaped
- 4 tablespoon chana dal
- 1 big onion chopped finely
- 1.5 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- 5 brinjals cut into four
- 1 raw mango cut into small pieces
- 1 tomato chopped roughly
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon coriander powder
- 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
- coriander leaves to garnish
- salt to taste
- 3 teaspoon oil
To Temper :
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 1 sprig curry leaves
- 1 slitted green chillies
- ½ inch piece cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- ½ bay leaf
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker - add the items under 'to temper' let it splutter then add onion, ginger garlic paste sauté till slightly browned. Then add chopped tomato sauté till mushy and raw smell leaves. Then add red chili, coriander powders, required salt and mix well.
- Add the dals, give a quick stir add about 1 cup of water and pressure cook 4-5 whistles. The dals should be mushy. Keep aside.
- In a pan heat oil, saute the brinjals until golden brown and is half cooked, set aside. Transfer the dal mixture to a pan and heat it up. Add water if the mixture is too thick. Once it starts boiling add the brinjals.
- Add raw mango pieces, allow it boil. Cook covered until both the veggies turn soft. Once the veggies are cooked add tamarind water and let it for one boil then garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.
- Serve hot with biryani!
Notes
Add required quantity of water to dilute the curry for the veggies to get cooked. Do not add tamarind paste before the veggies get cooked.
The curry thickens with time so switch off accordingly.
Brinjal and raw mango are must for this curry so don't skip it.
This curry goes well even with plain rice, kuska biryani,veg biryani etc.
For nonveg version, just add mutton pieces with bones along with dals to pressure cook. Make sure to pressure cook till mutton is cooked fully. You can skip brinjal if you want for nonveg version. Other steps remains the same.
Nutrition Facts
Dalcha Recipe
Amount Per Serving (100 g)
Calories 678
Calories from Fat 135
% Daily Value*
Fat 15g23%
Saturated Fat 1g6%
Trans Fat 0.04g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
Monounsaturated Fat 7g
Sodium 2081mg90%
Potassium 3164mg90%
Carbohydrates 130g43%
Fiber 52g217%
Sugar 64g71%
Protein 23g46%
Vitamin A 2556IU51%
Vitamin C 90mg109%
Calcium 246mg25%
Iron 6mg33%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
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