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.
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.