Mutton Dalcha Recipe with step by step instructions.తెలుగు వెర్షన్

I had never heard of Mutton Dalcha before as I was born and brought up from Andhra.even my mother did not know about this recipe. but once when I stepped into my Inlaws house I came to know about many Telangana recipes which I had never heard of and Mutton Dalcha was one of them. My husband has a huge family. and all the family members used to live in the very nearby places. so they used to gather at my inlaws house at least once in 2 months. my mother in law used to assign the cooking work to a local caterer because cooking food for nearly 35 members takes the whole day. my father in law used to keep an eye on the cook while he is making the dishes and I used to stand beside him and observe curiously.

on one get together, the cook was told to prepare Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani and mutton Dalcha. That was the first time I tasted the recipe. the moment I had it, felt like heaven. They made it in a different way. like, they first parboiled the meat with some whole garam masala spices and then added the meat to sambhar made with Chana Dal/split Bengal gram. I made some small changes(in the cooking process) to the recipe. but the taste was exactly the same. This Mutton Dalcha tastes good when served with Bagara Rice, Hyderabadi Biryani or Rotis. I hope you try and enjoy the recipe.

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Hyderabadi Mutton Dalcha Recipe

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

1 hr

Total Time

21 mins

 

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Hyderabadi

Servings: 4

Author: Bindu

Ingredients

For Mutton curry

• 250 grams mutton
• 2 medium onions
• 2 green chilies
• 1/8 tsp shahi jeera/caraway seeds
• 1 sprig mint leaves
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• salt as required
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 3 tbsp oil
• 3 cloves
• 2 cardamoms
• 1/2 inch cinnamon stick

For Dalcha

• 1/2 cup chana dal/split Bengal gram
• a lemon sized tamarind
• 8 shallots
• 2 green chilies
• 1 drumstick
• 8 big pieces bottle gourd
• 1 tomato
• 1 carrot
• 1 sprig mint leaves
• 1/4 cup coriander leaves
• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• salt as required
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• 1/8 tsp shahi jeera
• 1/8 tsp fennel seeds/saunf
• 3 tbsp oil
• 500 ml water

Instructions

Preparing the Tamarind Juice.

1. take a lemon sized tamarind and soak in water for 15 minutes.
2. take a bowl with a strainer placed over it.
3. squeeze the tamarind with fingers to extract the juice and pour into a strainer.
4. repeat the process till you make 500 ml of tamarind juice.

Cooking Chana dal.

1. take 1/2 cup of chana dal and wash for 2-3 times.
2. put chana dal/split Bengal gram in a pressure pan, add water thrice the quantity of chana dal.
3. pressure cook up to 5 or 6 whistles.
4. do not open the lid until the pressure reduces.
5. later open the lid and mash the dal into a fine paste.
6. pour the tamarind juice into dal, mix well and keep aside.

Preparing Mutton Curry.

1. heat a pressure pan, add whole garam masala spices (cinnamon, cardamom, cloves).
2. add chopped onions, green chilies and fry until soft.
3. put the mutton, mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
4. add ginger garlic paste and saute for 2 minutes.
5. add turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder, coriander powder, mix well and cook for 5 minutes.
6. after 5 minutes, add 2 cups of water.
7. add a sprig of mint leaves, shahi jeera, just give it a mix, cover the pressure pan with the lid and cook up to 5 or 6 whistles.
8. wait until all the pressure is gone and keep aside.

Cooking Dalcha

1. heat oil in a vessel.
2. when the oil is hot, add bottle gourd pieces, shallots, drumsticks, green chilies, carrots, salt and mix well.cook until the vegetables are soft and tender.
3. next add turmeric powder, red chili powder, mix well.add chopped tomato and cook until soft.
4. pour dal and tamarind juice mixture.
5. add a sprig of mint leaves, shahi jeera, fennel seeds, mix well and bring to a boil.
6. when it starts to boil, add mutton curry, mix for once and cook till the oil oozes out.
7. add chopped coriander leaves and turn off the heat.

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