Odia Dalma Recipe

Dalma is a traditional and healthy dish from the Indian state of Odisha. Dalma is a combination of mixed vegetables and lentils tempered with panch phoran masala and garnished with coconut and coriander leaves.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 20

Total Time 50

Calories 1759kcal

Author Puja

Ingredients

1 cup Toor Dal washed and soaked
1/2 cup Raw Banana peeled and diced
1/2 cup Raw Papaya peeled and diced
1/2 cup Pointed Gourd cleaned and diced
1/2 cup Potato peeled and diced
1/2 cup Pumpkin peeled and diced
1/2 cup Yam peeled and diced
1/2 cup Beans cut into 2-inch size
1/2 cup Raddish peeled and diced
1/2 cup Brinjal diced
1/2 cup Carrot diced
1 Tomato small, chopped
3/4 cup Grated Coconut
1 no Bay Leaf
1 tsp Turmeric
1 tsp Sugar optional
Salt to taste

To make Powder

1/2 tbsp Coriander Seeds
1 tbsp Cumin Seeds
1 tsp Black Pepper
1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds optional
5-6 nos Dry Red Chilli
3-4 nos Cloves
1 inch Cinnamon Stick
1 no Black Cardamom

To Temper

1 tsp Panch Phoran
1 Dry Red Chilli
2 tsp Ginger grated or crushed
Asafoetida a pinch
2 tbsp Ghee

to garnish

Coriander Leaves a handful, finely chopped

Instructions

Dry roast coriander seeds, cumin seeds, black pepper, fenugreek seeds, dry red chili, cloves, cinnamon stick, and black cardamom.
Now grind them in a grinder jar to a coarse powder.
Clean and soak dal for 30 minutes.
Clean, wash and cut vegetables.
Now in a pressure cooker add soaked dal, all the vegetables along with turmeric powder, bay leaf, and salt. (If you want you can add a tsp of sugar)
Add water as needed and cook in a pressure cooker on a medium fire.
Open the pressure cooker once all the pressure has been released. The dal should be well cooked but veggies should not be mushy and should hold their shape. Add up to 1 cup of water if you feel the dal is dry or thick.
Add the roasted powder and let it boil.
Now add grated coconut and mix.
Now heat ghee in a pan, add hing followed by panch phoran, dry red chilli and allow the spices to sizzle in ghee for few seconds.
Now add ginger and fry for few seconds.
Now add this tempering to the cooked lentils and vegetables and simmer it for a couple of minutes.
Garnish with some chopped coriander leaves.
Serve the delicious Dalma with steamed rice topped with a dollop of ghee.

Notes

Panch phoran is the special blend of 5 spice mix used in Odia Cusine. It has equal quantities of Cumin seeds(jeera), Mustard Seeds(rai), Fennel Seeds (saunf), Fenugreek Seeds(methi dana), and Onion seeds / Nigella (Kalonji)

The more vegetables you add, the Dalma becomes wholesome and delicious.

But if you do not find all the vegetables, you can still make Dalma with whatever vegetables you have.

Do not skip the roasted powder seasoning as it adds a good flavor to this recipe.

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