How to make Mutton Dalcha- Mutton Dalcha recipe- KaliMirch by Smita
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian- Hyderabadi
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Serves: 4-5
 
Ingredients
  • 500 gms Mutton
  • 1 Large Onions (100 gms) sliced,
  • 2 Medium Tomatoes (100gms) chopped,
  • 250 gms Bottlegourd (Lauki) - large cubes,
  • 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • 1-inch Cinnamon stick
  • 2 Green Cardamom
  • 1 Black Cardamom
  • 3-4 Cloves
  • 1-tsp Shahi Jeera
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • ½-tsp Dagad fool (kalpasi)
  • 5 Green Chilies
  • 8-10 Curry Leaves
  • 20 gms Tamarind soaked in ⅓rd cup water- extract pulp
  • 1-tsp Red Chili powder
  • 1-tbsp Coriander powedr
  • ½-tsp Turmeric powder
  • ½-tsp Cumin powder
  • ½-tsp Garam Masala powder
  • For Dal:
  • ½ cup Chana Dal
  • ½ cup Masoor Dal (Red Lentil)
  • 1½ cup water
  • 1-tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1-tbsp Cooking Oil
  • For Tadka:
  • Cooking Oil
  • 1 small onion- sliced
  • 2 dried red chilies
Instructions
  1. Soak both Dals for an hour. After an hour, We will pressure cook Dal. Transfer drained Dal in a pressure cooker. Add water, turmeric powder and cooking Oil (Check For Dal Ingredient section). Mix well.
  2. Pressure Cook on medium heat for 10-12 mins (3 whistles).
  3. In another pressure cooker, heat 3-4 tbsp cooking oil. Add Cardamom- Green, Black, Cloves, Shahi Jeera, Bay Leaf, Stone flower, Cinnamon stick. Add 100gms Onions.
  4. Fry until Onions become golden brown in color. Onions turn brown in 8-10 mins on medium heat.
  5. Add Ginger-Garlic paste and fry for 2 mins.After 2 mins, add mutton pieces and mix well.
  6. Cook Mutton on medium Heat for about 10 mins. Add chopped tomatoes and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat. Cook tomatoes on medium Heat for about 10 mins.
  7. Tomatoes produces water as it gets cooked. Now we will add dry masala powders- Turmeric powder, Red Chili powder, cumin powder, Coriander powder. Mix well. Cover and Cook.
  8. Add about 1½ cups of water and mix well. Pressure cook mutton now. Cook mutton on low-medium for 12-15 mins (3-4 whistles).
  9. Meanwhile, lets mash the cooked Dal.
  10. Remove the pressure cooker lid of mutton. Add bottle gourd cubes and mix well. Put back on pressure. Cook on low-medium for 5-6 mins (1 whistle).
  11. Remove lid and give it a stir. Put back on heat. Now, add cooked and mashed Dal and mix well. Now based on the desired consistency, we must add some water. I am adding about 1 cup water. Mix well.
  12. As it simmers, add tamarind pulp and mix well. Add Curry leaves and Green Chilies and mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 8-10 mins.
  13. Add Salt to taste and Garam Masala. Mix well. Cover and cook on low heat for 2-3 mins
  14. Mutton Dalcha is now ready. We just need to give a final Tadka. Heat 2-tbsp Ghee. Add Onions and fry until it becomes golden brown. When Onions become brown, add dry red chilies. Tadka is now ready and we can now pour this on Mutton Dalcha.
  15. Mutton Dalcha is now ready. Serve with Bagara Khana/Bagara Chawal
Recipe by Kali Mirch - by Smita at https://kalimirchbysmita.com/how-to-make-mutton-dalcha/