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    Mutton Dalcha Recipe

    September 29, 2022 By Aarthi 12 Comments

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    Mutton Dalcha Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a common side dish made in Hyderabad and is famous for its unique ingredients and excellent taste. It is made by stewing the mutton into a thick gravy which is then eaten with rice.

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    Mutton Dalcha

    In our place there is a shop named Ambur Briyani, they serve one of the best briyani in town. I love it a lot. One of the accompaniment which they serve with the briyani is brinjal dalcha. It taste tangy spicy and taste heavenly with that. I always wanted to make that whenever i make briyani. That one is a vegetarian side dish. But we have a non veg version of that made with mutton and veggies. I got that recipe  from my friend jafrin.When i gave it a shot  it was so yummy.

    Ingredients for Mutton Dalcha Recipe

    • Oil - ¼ cup +¼ cup
    • Onion - 2 large sliced thinly
    • Green Chilli - 2
    • Salt to taste
    • Tomatoes - 4 medium size chopped
    • Ginger Garlic Paste - 4 tbsp ( Click here for recipe)
    • Chilli Powder - 1 tbsp
    • Turmeric Powder - 1 tsp
    • Coriander Powder - 3 tbsp
    • Garam Masala Powder - 3 tbsp ( Click here for recipe)
    • Mutton - 500 grams / ½ kg
    • Water as needed
    • Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu - 1 cup
    • Potato - 1 large peeled and cubed
    • Carrot- 1 large chopped
    • Drumstick - 1 large cut into pieces
    • Sour Raw Mango - 1 medium size chopped
    • Shallots / Sambar Onion - 10 sliced thinly
    • Coriander Leaves / Cilantro- a handful chopped
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    When i asked her what is the best dish which can be served with it. She insisted me to try it with ghee rice. But she told it taste equally good with briyani, pulav, parota and anything you like. I made some mutton pulav and served this with it. I had some leftover curry, we also had it with dosa that night, it was yummy. So here you go to the recipe.

    How to Make Mutton Dalcha

    1. Heat ¼ cup of oil in a large kadai. Add in onions, green chilli and salt. Saute for couple of mins.
    2. Now add in tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, spice powder and saute for 10 mins till it turns mushy.
    3. Add in the mutton pieces and saute for 5 mins till it gets coated in the masala.
    4. Pour in water so the mutton gets cooked. Add 1.5 liter of it. Bring it to boil. Simmer the pan and cook for a hour.
    5. Now the mutton is half cooked. Add in toor dal and the vegetables.Add more water if needed. Adjust the salt level.
    6. Cover the pan and cook for 45 mins to 1 hour to till mutton falls off the bone.
    7. Now make the seasoning. Heat ¼ cup oil and fry shallots till golden. Pour this over the curry and mix well.
    8. Add in lots of coriander leaves and mix well.
    9. Serve this with briyani or ghee rice.
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    Quick Method

    You can make this in pressure cooker.  Do the entire thing in the pressure cooker. 

    1)Follow the same steps mentioned above till adding mutton pieces. Add little water and cover the pressure cooker pan. Cook this for 12 to 15 whistle, simmer the pan for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. 

    2)Now open the pressure cooker. Add some more water if needed and add in dal and vegetables. Cover the pan again and cook for 2 whistle. Let the pressure go all by itself. Open the pressure cooker. 

    3)Make seasoning by heating oil and frying shallots. Pour this over the curry. Add coriander and mix well.

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    Mutton Dalcha Recipe

    Mutton Dalcha Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is a common side dish made in Hyderabad and is famous for its unique ingredients and excellent taste. It is made by stewing the mutton into a thick gravy which is then eaten with rice.
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    Prep Time 15 mins
    Cook Time 2 hrs
    Total Time 2 hrs 15 mins
    Course Side dishes
    Cuisine Indian
    Servings 6 servings
    Calories 103 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • ¼ cup +¼ cup Oil
    • 2 large sliced thinly Onion
    • 2 Green Chilli
    • Salt to taste
    • 4 medium size chopped Tomatoes
    • 4 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste Click here for recipe
    • 1 tbsp Chilli Powder
    • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
    • 3 tbsp Coriander Powder
    • 3 tbsp Garam Masala Powder Click here for recipe
    • 500 grams / ½ kg Mutton
    • Water as needed
    • 1 cup Toor Dal / Tuvaram paruppu
    • 1 large peeled and cubed Potato
    • 1 large chopped Carrot
    • 1 large cut into pieces Drumstick
    • 1 medium size chopped Sour Raw Mango
    • 10 sliced thinly Shallots / Sambar Onion
    • Coriander Leaves / Cilantro- a handful chopped

    Instructions
     

    • Heat ¼ cup of oil in a large kadai. Add in onions, green chilli and salt. Saute for couple of mins.
    • Now add in tomatoes, ginger garlic paste, spice powder and saute for 10 mins till it turns mushy.
    • Add in the mutton pieces and saute for 5 mins till it gets coated in the masala.
    • Pour in water so the mutton gets cooked. Add 1.5 liter of it. Bring it to boil. Simmer the pan and cook for a hour.
    • Now the mutton is half cooked. Add in toor dal and the vegetables.Add more water if needed. Adjust the salt level.
    • Cover the pan and cook for 45 mins to 1 hour to till mutton falls off the bone.
    • Now make the seasoning. Heat ¼ cup oil and fry shallots till golden. Pour this over the curry and mix well.
    • Add in lots of coriander leaves and mix well.
    • Serve this with briyani or ghee rice.

    Notes

    Quick Method:
    You can make this in pressure cooker. Do the entire thing in the pressure cooker.
    1)Follow the same steps mentioned above till adding mutton pieces. Add little water and cover the pressure cooker pan. Cook this for 12
    to 15 whistle, simmer the pan for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself.
    2)Now open the pressure cooker. Add some more water if needed and add in dal and vegetables. Cover the pan again and cook for 2
    whistle. Let the pressure go all by itself. Open the pressure cooker.
    3)Make seasoning by heating oil and frying shallots. Pour this over the curry. Add coriander and mix well.
    Nutrition Facts
    Mutton Dalcha Recipe
    Amount Per Serving (1 g)
    Calories 103 Calories from Fat 9
    % Daily Value*
    Fat 1g2%
    Saturated Fat 0.1g1%
    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.2g
    Monounsaturated Fat 0.4g
    Sodium 96mg4%
    Potassium 66mg2%
    Carbohydrates 18g6%
    Fiber 6g25%
    Sugar 1g1%
    Protein 6g12%
    Vitamin A 395IU8%
    Vitamin C 2mg2%
    Calcium 36mg4%
    Iron 1mg6%
    * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
    Keyword Mutton Dalcha Recipe, mutton gravy recipe
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    Mutton Dalcha Recipe Step by Step

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    Take all your ingredients
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    Your veggies
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    Heat oil
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    Add in onions and chillies
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    Add in salt
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    Saute for a while
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    Add in tomatoes
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    Ginger garlic paste
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    spice powders
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    garam masala powder
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    mix well
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    add in mutton pieces
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    saute well
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    pour water
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    bring it to boil
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    cover and cook for a hour
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    now the mutton is half cooked
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    add in the dals
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    veggies
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    bring to boil again
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    cover and cook
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    till done
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    heat some oil
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    fry some shalllots
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    till golden brown
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    pour into the gravy
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    add in lots of coriander
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    serve
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    Comments

    1. Vimitha Anand

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      Will try soon Aarthi. Looks so yum

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    2. Hamaree Rasoi

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      Delicious and lovely looking mutton curry. Excellent preparation.
      deepa

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    3. Anonymous

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      Where s this ambur biryani shop in ngl

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    4. Anonymous

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      This recipe seems yummy

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    5. Aarthi

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      @AnonymousIts near lynns super market

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    6. Anonymous

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      Dear Aarthi,

      I forgot that I book marked your recipe for Dalcha. I have been looking to experiment and did one version yesterday. It turned out to be a lot better than my previous tries but needs to be watered down and Dalcha may always be better with a bit of bones. The diff is that (a) I did not use garam masala (b) no mango but I used tamarind juice. Now I am on a mission to perfect my Dalcha and will try yours perhaps in 2 weeks. Thank you for sharing. Yours sound like a good one!

      Cheers'
      June

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    7. Linda Jessy

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      Going to do tomorrow for deepavali lunch

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    8. indian_patriot

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      you didn't use tamarind, it is the integral part of this dish n gives the real dalcha taste.

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    9. Anonymous

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      I made this over the weekend and I have to say it is a lovely recipe. Thumbs Up!!!

      I used red lentils as well as the yellow ones. I did not use tamarind either.

      I added some mutton bones/lamb bones to it, white radish, drumsticks, egg plant besides the carrot and potatoes.

      However this base recipe in itself is great.

      Well Done and Thank you for bring the taste of Dalcha back into my kitchen.

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    10. Q4u

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      would I double everything else if I am doing 1kg mutton? or should I go 1.5 times everything else?

      Will this be good with idli?

      Thanks so much!

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      • Aarthi

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        yes you can, and yes it will be good with idlies too

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    11. Vivienne

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      I tried your recipe out and it was delicious. Thank you for sharing. Is the sour mango supposed to be the substitute for tamarind?

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