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Dalcha Recipe | Mutton Dalcha

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Total time
135 min
Serves
8
Cuisine
Indian
Dalcha Recipe | Mutton Dalcha

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup Coconut Oil
  • 2 large Onions (sliced thinly )
  • 2 Green Chilli
  • 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 3 large Tomatoes (chopped finely)
  • 1 tbsp Chilli Powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 3 tbsp Coriander Powder
  • 1 tbsp 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 )

Steps

  1. 1

    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.

  2. 2

    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.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    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.

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