Today I'm going to share a humble dish from the state of Orissa, which I learnt from my cook who is an Oriya. The taste and aroma was so good that I had to learn this recipe from her. An ultimate blend of lentils and variety of vegetables. A highly nutritious dal which goes well with rice or with pooris/ luchi. The aroma of panch phoron enhances the flavor and also enhances the taste. Many times I have felt like preparing one dish each from the states of India and taking forward this thought process is today's preparation. Our Country has got varied culture, religions, languages and yet all of them blend together like different flowers in a garden. As always the comments from my readers and blogger friends will be always welcomed.
Ingredients:
1 cup Toor dal /Split Pigeon Pea /Arhar Dal
1 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tsp Refind oil
Salt to taste
Vegetables to be chopped into big chunks:
1 Potato
1 small portion of Pumpkin
100 gms Brinjal
250 gms Bottle gourd
2 Drumsticks, cut into 2 inch length
2 Onions
1 Tomato
1 small Radish
Tempering Ingredients:
1 tsp Panch Phutana (panch phoron: fenugreek, nigella seeds, aniseed, mustard, cumin)
2-3 dry Red chillies
1 Bay leaf
1 tsp Red chilli powder
1 tsp chopped Ginger
1/2 tsp Asafoetida (Hing)
1 1/2 tbsp Ghee
Garnishing:
1 tsp dry roasted and ground Cumin
1 tsp ghee
1 tbsp Coriander leaves
Method:
Wash and soak the dal in enough water for 20 minutes. Wash and peel the outer skin of bottle gourd and radish. Add all the vegetables, coconut and dal in a pressure cooker. Add salt, oil, turmeric powder, add 3 cups of water and pressure cook until 2 whistles. Heat 1 1/2 tbsp ghee in a pan, add bay leaf, dry red chillies, panch phutana (panch phoron) and stir until the panch phutana starts spluttering. Immediately add red chilly powder and asafoetida. Add chopped ginger and fry for a minute. Add the tempering to the cooked boiled dal. Sprinkle roasted cumin powder, coriander leaves and a tsp of ghee on top. Remove from heat, transfer the dal into a serving bowl and serve hot with rice or luchi.
Nice combo of veggies in the dalma!
ReplyDeleteThis is one dish that I want to post from ages :) ...how I learnt this is another story ..I totally love this and that platter looks just so fab
ReplyDeletelovely flavours looks wonderful
ReplyDeleteLooks absolutely healthy and delicious.. lovely pictures too :)
ReplyDeletetempting click!...very yummy dish!
ReplyDeletesimple combo of dal&veggies looks inviting
ReplyDeleteSounds healthy and delicious.
ReplyDeleteI love this..Perfect looking one..Thanks for the recipe
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ReplyDeleteThats a perfect and great dalma. I like it. In one variation people put few smashed garlic in the tempering. The temple version, as usual will not have onion and I generally cook the temple version. I also use a good doze of ghee, which normally is kept to minimum in Odia cooking.
I am going to try it exactly like this
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A gorgeous dish ~ so nutritious n comforting!
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this is a lovely recipe deepa
ReplyDeleteso yummy n healthy one..
ReplyDeleteDalma looks really very nice and tempting. Very healthy also.
ReplyDeleteI had heard a lot about this dish. This looks very interesting and yummy. Surely worth a try :)
ReplyDeleteGurl you made me feel home sick :( Missing home after seeing your Dalma post .... Perfectly done Dalma
ReplyDeleteDalma looks super comforting and satisfying, lovely..
ReplyDeletevery new and interesting dish and quite healthy too with veggies and dal
ReplyDeleteInteresting dish and sounds easy to make. Pressure cook and temper, you have a healthy dish.
ReplyDeletesounds delicious..
ReplyDeleteVery interesting, unique and innovative recipe. Looks delicious and yummy.
ReplyDeleteThe title got me interested, thanks so much for showcasing the food of Orissa, I must try this as it looks very easy & has all commonly available ingredients :)
ReplyDeleteSounds interesting and delicious
ReplyDeleteNew to me,healthy and tempting curry
ReplyDeleteNew to me but love it.
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Very nice recipe...very healthy too...
ReplyDeleteVery delicious:)
ReplyDeletevery delicious and flavourful curry..
ReplyDeleteYum Deepa, that looks like a comfort food and something that reminds you of home, love the curry :)
ReplyDeleteLooks so comforting...
ReplyDeleteLooks really good! I would love to have this with idli or even paratha! Have a lovely weekend!
ReplyDeleteWow! It makes a good side dish for almost anything! Yummy...
ReplyDeleteComforting and delicious dish!
ReplyDeleteHealthy & yummy authentic dish!!!! Nice blend of veggies too ;)
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ReplyDeleteThis surely looks super delicious.
ReplyDeleteInteresting recipe.
ReplyDeleteDalma is one of my favourites anytime...looks delicious.
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ReplyDeleteI have heard of Dalma but never had it. Thanks much for sharing the recipe. The sound of it makes me think if Bengali Lau Dal.. same kind of spices and almost same ingredients. A very hearty comfort food indeed.
ReplyDeleteNever heard of this dish .. but looks good and sounds tasty.
ReplyDeleteWoww. classic and delicious recipe.. looks awesome :)
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