Indian Vegan Recipe,
Dalma- Toor Dal with mixed vegetable (Odiya Recipe)
Dalma-
Toor Dal with mixed vegetable
Dalma is a staple and comfort
food from Orissa. Dalma has rich heritage. It is served to Jagganath (Hindu God) as
Mahaprasad (serving food to god) in Puri temple in Orissa. Dalma is basically
arhar / toor (pigeon pea/slit pea) dal with mixed vegetables. You can get pigeon pea from Indian store. It is really
healthy and wholesome food which contains less oil. As everything pressure cooked
here so every vegetable retains the nutrients. Dalma is very easy to make wholesome dal recipe.
Ingredients
2 cups arhar/toor dal (pigeon pea
lentil)
2 tbsp. ginger
3-4 green chilies
1 tsp. cumin seed
1 dry red chili
½ cup coconut
1 tomato
1 eggplant
2 carrots
2 potatoes
1 zucchini
Handful of raisins (optional)
Salt & sugar to taste
Ghee (Clarified butter)
Method
1. Wash the
toor/arhar dal [pigeon pea] thoroughly. Then soak it for at least 30 mins.
2. Take a
pressure cooker add dal in it. Add all of the vegetables, turmeric powder, half
of ginger, half of coconut, half green chilies and salt. Add 4 cups of water;
you can adjust the water level according to your preference.
3. Close the
pressure cooker and give it 2 whistles.
4. Now take
a pan add some oil or ghee and temper with cumin seed and dry red chili. Sauté
those. Then add raisins if you are using. Turn off the heat add shredded
coconut. If you are using raw coconut then add them with ginger.
5. Now add
tarka to the boiled dal. Add sugar and asafetida. Mix it thoroughly. Boil it
for 10 mins.
6. After 10
mins add chopped fresh coriander leaves and ghee/clarified butter.
7. Serve it
with boiled rice and ghee. Enjoy.
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