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Dalcha Recipe | Mutton Dalcha

Mutton Dalcha Recipe is a common side dish made in South India and Hyderabad is famous for its unique ingredients and excellent taste. Dalcha is made from onions, tomatoes, spices, toor dal, vegetables. It is made by stewing mutton into a thick gravy which is then eaten with ghee rice, biryani, plain rice or roti.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Course Side dishes
Cuisine Indian
Servings 8 servings
Calories 448 kcal

Equipment

  • Cooking pot
  • Pressure cooker

Ingredients
  

  • ¼ cup Coconut Oil
  • 2 large Onions sliced thinly
  • 2 Green Chilli
  • 3 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 3 large Tomatoes chopped finely
  • 1 tablespoon Chilli Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 3 tablespoon Coriander Powder
  • 1 tablespoon Garam Masala Powder
  • 500 grams Mutton bone-in
  • ½ cup Toor Dal
  • ¼ cup Coriander Leaves chopped
  • Salt to taste

Vegetables to Use

  • 1 large Potato peeled and cubed
  • 1 large Carrot chopped
  • 1 large Drumstick cut into pieces
  • 1 medium Raw Mango chopped
  • 1 Brinjal chopped

For Tempering

  • ¼ cup Coconut Oil
  • 10 peeled Shallots | Sambar Onion sliced thinly

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. Pour some water and Bring it to boil. Simmer the pan and cook till mutton is cooked completely.
  • Once the mutton is cooked. Add in toor dal, vegetables and mix well. Pour more water if needed. Adjust the salt level. Cover the pan and cook till dal, vegetables is cooked. Mutton should fall off the bone.
  • Now make the tempering. 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 biryani or ghee rice.

Notes

How to Make Dalcha in Pressure cooker

  • Follow the same steps mentioned above till adding mutton pieces. Add little water and cover the pressure cooker pan. Cook this for 7 to 8 whistle, simmer the pan for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Now open the pressure cooker and check whether mutton is cooked. 
  • Add some more water (if needed) 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.
  • Make tempering. Heat oil and fry shallots. Pour this over the curry. Add coriander and mix well.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 448kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 17gFat: 30gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.004gCholesterol: 54mgSodium: 126mgPotassium: 830mgFiber: 8gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 2702IUVitamin C: 34mgCalcium: 66mgIron: 3mg
Keyword Mutton Dalcha Recipe, mutton gravy recipe
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