Chicken Dalcha Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is originated from Hyderabad and the basic ingredients for this recipe is toor dal, vegetables and meat.
Chicken Dalcha
Dalcha is a gravy dish which has any meat which is cooked with dal and veggies in it. It is more like a meat sambar. This is a muslim recipe and it is normally served with ghee rice or any mild pulav.
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Ingredients for Chicken Dalcha
- Oil - 1 tbsp
- Ghee - 1 tbsp
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 4 cm piece
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 2 tsp
- Cardamom / Yalakai - 4
- Cloves / Krambu - 4
- Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
- Tomatoes - 2 large sliced thinly
- Curry Leaves - a handful
- Green Chillies - 3 slit
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander Powder - 2 tbsp
- Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tbsp
- Fennel Seed Powder / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Mint Leaves - ½ cup chopped
- Coriander Leaves - ½ cup chopped
- Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu - ¾ cup
- Chicken - 1 kg with bone
- Raw Banana - 1 peeled and cubed
- Potato - 2 medium size peeled and cubed
- Brinjal - 2 cubed
- Carrot - 1 cubed
- Raw Mango - 1 medium size cubed
- Tamarind Pulp - 2 to 3 tbsp
Even though the ingredients list is quite long and it has so many component in it. But over all it is a simple curry to make. I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you.
How to Make Chicken Dalcha
- Pressure cook toor dal with 3 cup of water for 3 whistle, simmer the flame and cook for 10 mins.
- Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Open the cooker and mash the dal well. Set aside.
- Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker, add in whole spices and saute for a min.
- Add in onions, salt and cook the onions till light brown.
- Then add in Ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
- Add in tomatoes, curry leaves, green chillies and saute till the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add in all spice powders and mix well.
- Now add in chicken and toss well in the masala. Fry this for 5 mins till the chicken gets nice colour.
- Add in coriander and mint leaves. Mix well.
- Then add in all veggies except mango and mix well.
- Add in water and mix well. Cover and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Simmer the flame for 10 mins.
- Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and add in dal, mango, tamarind pulp.
- Simmer this for 10 mins.
- Add in more coriander leaves and mix well.
- Serve with rice or pulav.
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Chicken Dalcha Recipe
Chicken Dalcha Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is originated from Hyderabad and the basic ingredients for this recipe is toor dal, vegetables and meat.
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Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- Oil - 1 tblspn
- Ghee - 1 tblspn
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 4 cm piece
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 2 tsp
- Cardamom / Yalakai - 4
- Cloves / Krambu - 4
- Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tblspn
- Tomatoes - 2 large sliced thinly
- Curry Leaves - a handful
- Green Chillies - 3 slit
- Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
- Coriander Powder - 2 tblspn
- Cumin Powder - 2 tsp
- Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
- Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tblspn
- Fennel Seed Powder / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tblspn
- Salt to taste
- Mint Leaves - ½ cup chopped
- Coriander Leaves - ½ cup chopped
- Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu - ¾ cup
- Chicken - 1 kg with bone
- Raw Banana - 1 peeled and cubed
- Potato - 2 medium size peeled and cubed
- Brinjal - 2 cubed
- Carrot - 1 cubed
- Raw Mango - 1 medium size cubed
- Tamarind Pulp - 2 to 3 tblspn
Instructions
- Pressure cook toor dal with 3 cup of water for 3 whistle, simmer the flame and cook for 10 mins.
- Turn off the heat and let the steam escape all by itself. Open the cooker and mash the dal well. Set aside.
- Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker, add in whole spices and saute for a min.
- Add in onions, salt and cook the onions till light brown.
- Then add in Ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
- Add in tomatoes, curry leaves, green chillies and saute till the tomatoes turn mushy.
- Add in all spice powders and mix well.
- Now add in chicken and toss well in the masala. Fry this for 5 mins till the chicken gets nice colour.
- Add in coriander and mint leaves. Mix well.
- Then add in all veggies except mango and mix well.
- Add in water and mix well. Cover and pressure cook for 2 whistle. Simmer the flame for 10 mins.
- Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and add in dal, mango, tamarind pulp.
- Simmer this for 10 mins.
- Add in more coriander leaves and mix well.
- Serve with rice or pulav.
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Chicken Dalcha Step by Step
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| I used these veggies for this curry..I also added a carrot.. |
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| chop them into quite big chunks |
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| Now take your other ingredients |
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| I cooked some toor dal in a pressure cooker till it is mushy |
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| Heat oil and ghee in a pressure cooker |
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| Add in whole garam masala |
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| Add in sliced onions |
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| Give a quick toss |
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| Add in salt |
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| cook till light golden |
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| Add in ginger garlic paste |
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| Saute till golden |
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| Add in tomatoes, curry leaves and green chillies |
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| Cook till the tomatoes turn mushy |
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| Add in chilli and coriander powder |
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| Add in turmeric, garam masala, cumin and pepper powder |
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| some fennel seed powder |
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| Saute for a min |
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| Add in chicken |
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| toss well in the masala..Keep cooking till the chicken gets nice colour |
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| Now add in mint leaves and coriander leaves |
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| Mix well again |
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| Add in all veggies except mango |
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| mix well |
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| Pour in water |
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| give a stir |
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| Pressure cook it for 2 whistle, simmer for 10 mins |
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| Once the steam has gone by itself, open the cooker |
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| Add in cooked dal |
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| raw mango |
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| some tamarind pulp |
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| simmer for 10 mins |
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| Serve |
Anonymous
Hi. I have bought dalcha masala. So what can i omit from your ingredients list? Keen to make veg dalcha on deepavali for my parents.
Deepti K
Hi Aarthi, I tried this Chicken Dalcha today and it came out very yummy. Thank you, I like all your recipes, I came across your blog when I had a baby and looking for Indian food ideas. I love the detail and hard work you put in for new varieties of foods. Thanks again, Blessings to your daughter from Canada.
Deepti K
Hi Aarthi I made this dalcha and it came out very yummy, I love the detail and hard work you put in to come up with so many different recipes. I Like the taste of your recipes. My husband loves the pictures a lot!! I came across your site when I was looking for baby foods, blessings to your Maha, from our family in Canada