Recipe: at dinner South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing

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A Dalcha is a traditional Indian mutton stew with lentils.

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Heat oil in a pan and add in the onions, curry leaves and green chillies.

You can have South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing using 36 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing

1. Prepare 500 g of Boneless Mutton (diced).

2. It’s of [Marinade].

3. You need 2 tsp of Salt.

4. It’s 2 Tbsp of Sambar Powder (see below).

5. It’s 1 Tbsp of Oil.

6. You need of [Lentil Base].

7. Prepare 100 g of Yellow Lentils.

8. You need as needed of Water (for boiling).

9. It’s of [Stew].

10. Prepare 100 g of Yellow Onions (finely diced).

11. Prepare 30 g of Garlic (minced).

12. You need 30 g of Ginger (minced).

13. You need 100 g of Eggplant (rough chop).

14. You need 100 g of Tomatoes (rough chop).

15. Prepare 100 g of Carrots (rough chop).

16. You need 100 g of Potatoes (rough chop).

17. You need 30 g of Fresh Coriander (rough chop, separate stems and leaves).

18. You need 5 cups of Water (for stewing).

19. You need 1 Tbsp of Sambar Powder (see below).

20. You need 5 pc of Tamarind Slice or Juice from 2 Tbsp Tamarind Paste.

21. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Palm Sugar.

22. You need as needed of Salt (I count 1 tsp).

23. You need of [Aromatics].

24. You need 3 sprigs of Curry Leaves.

25. You need 2 tsp of Mustard Seeds.

26. Prepare 2 tsp of Fenugreek Seeds.

27. It’s 1 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.

28. You need of [Quick Sambar Powder] - if you can't find in market.

29. It’s 1 Tbsp of Chilli Powder.

30. Prepare 1 tsp of Turmeric Powder.

31. Prepare 2 tsp of Coriander Powder.

32. It’s 1 tsp of Cumin Powder.

33. It’s 1 tsp of Ground Black Pepper.

34. You need 1 Tbsp of Ground Split Chickpea.

35. Prepare 1 tsp of Ground Black Gram.

36. It’s 2 pinch of Asafoetida (optional).

Add in the tomatoes and the onion-ginger-garlic paste.

The same dalcha can be made without the mutton and is called as kaddu dalcha.

Dalcha can also be prepared with chana dal and mutton and to know more about that recipe read on my dalcha recipe from the blog.

Let us get to know the details of making Hyderabadi Mutton Dalcha Recipe.

South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing instructions

1. MARINADE: marinate the diced Mutton with Salt, Sambar Powder and Cooking Oil for 3 hours to overnight. PIC: home made Sambar Powder.

2. LENTILS: in a pot, add the Lentils with 2 cups of Water until boiling. When the liquid has rediced, add more Water, 1 cup at a time. Continue to cook until the Lentils have disintegrated and turns to mush. Turn off the heat and set aside..

3. MUTTON: in a large pot, heat 4-5 Tbsp of of Cooking Oil until hot. Add the Onions, Garlic, Ginger and Fresh Coriander Stems and fry them until fragrant (10 seconds). Next, add the Mutton, mix well and stir fry them until the Mutton browns all over..

4. ASSEMBLE: once the mutton browns, add 5 cups of Water as well as the Vegetables, the Red and Green Chillies, the Tamarind Slices (or Tamarind Juice), Palm Sugar, Salt (season as you go) and Lentils. Bring it to a simmer, cover the pot and cook for 1 hour or until the Mutton is tender and the liquid has reduced. Stir the bottom every 5 minutes..

5. AROMATICS & HERBS: while waiting for the ragout, heat 1 Tbsp of Cooking Oil in a pan and toast the Curry Leaves, Fenugreek and Mustard Seeds. WHEN the ragout looks done, add the Aromatics into the stew and mix well. Serve and garnish with Fresh Coriander Leaves..

Mutton Dalcha Recipe Below: This Dalcha Recipe is one of the most famous Side Dish for Biryani, Its famous among south india.

In our indian muslim wedding, they used to serve briyani with dalcha. the name sounds new to some.

See recipes for Mutton stew, Beef and potato stew. too..

There is also Mutton Sambar but there are slight differences.

The main differences between Dalcha and Sambar is that.