Classic Odia Recipe, Dalma

100gm arhar dal (harada dali)

50gm potato (alu)

1 Big size Brinjal

2 tomato small size

1 big onion (piaja)

3-5 dry chili (sukhila lanka)

½ teaspoon mustard (sorisha)

1 teaspoon cumin seeds (jeera)

2 bay leaves (teja patra)

½ teaspoon turmeric powder (haladi gunda)

3-teaspoon of any refined cooking oil (refain tela)

½ teaspoon cumin seeds powder (jeera gunda)

½ tea spoon chili powder (lanka gunda)

salt to taste (luna)

Odia Dalma

Method:

Wash the vegetables and Arahar dal thoroughly. Cut them into small pieces.

Put the vegetables, arhar dal, salt, ½ teaspoon turmeric powder , tomato and add 3 to 4 cups of water in a Pressure Cooker and boil on medium flame.

After two whistle comes switch off the gas. A little later as the pressure of the cooker is released, open the lid.

Now heat 3 teaspoon of oil in a frying pan. Add jeera, mustard, bay leaves, chopped onions and 3-4 dry chilies.

Fry till they turn golden brown. 

Now add all this to the boiled dal and vegetables of the pressure cooker and stir well.

Add jeera powder and chili powder. Close the lid and heat further for 2 minutes. Your dalma is ready.

If you want for more tasty then add Chopped Corriander leaves and some fresh Grated coconut.

Try to serve with Garam roti, Paratha and Stemed rice and Kichdi.