Preparation For : 4 People | Preparation Time : 1 hour (Approx)
Ingredients
- Papita (Raw Papaya) – 200gm
- Aloo (Potato) – 100 gm
- Baigana (Brinjal, Eggplant) – 75gm
- Sajana Chhuin (Drumstick) – 80 gm
- Saru (Arum, Arbi) – 120 gm
- Beans – 20 gm
- kancha kadali (Raw banana) – 65 gm
- kakharu (Pumpkin) – 120 gm
- Tomato -80 gm
- Piaja (Onion)- 100 gm
- Harad Dali (Pigeon Pea, Arhar Dal) -150 gm
- Sorisha (Mustard Seed)- 2tsp
- Jeera (Cumin Seed)- 4 tsp
- Haladi Gunda (Turmeric Powder) – 2tsp
- Teja Patra (Bay Leaf) -2 pc
- Sukhila Lanka (Dry Chili) – 3pc
- Refine Tela (Refined Oil) – 3tbsp
- Luna( Salt) – as per taste
Preparation : Step wise
- Wash the vegetables thoroughly; cut them into medium size pieces, cut beans and drumstick into 2 inch long pieces. Cut thin slices of onion.
Soak the dal in water for about 1 hr. - Fry 3 tsp cumin seed and 2 pc dry chili slightly, then make a fine powder out of it, keep aside.
- Boil 6, 7 cups of water in a deep pan. Add the dal, turmeric powder(1tsp) and cook it. When half cooked add the vegetables to it. Add salt.
- When the vegetables are half cooked add the tomato pieces. Cook it till everything is well cooked. Remove from flame and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a deep pan. When hot add the mustard seed, cumin seed, bay leaf and dry chili. When splutter add the onion slices, fry it till turns golden brown.
- Add the boiled dal and vegetable mixture to it slowly. Cover it. Finally sprinkle the cumin chili powder (step-3) on it. Remove from flame Serve hot with rice or roti.
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Health & Additional Cooking Tips
Dal and vegetables are a good combination of vitamins and protein. Dalma prepared in Eastern Odisha and temple , sprinkled with shredded coconut.
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February 7th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
Who has posted this Dalma…
It doesn’t include Coconut as an ingredient
which is the taste of Dalma
February 7th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
Dalma has certain restriction of vegetables : drum stick is not an ingredient in dalma…the original flavor of Dalma comes from Panchaphutana (mixture of mustard, cumin, fennel, black cumin and fenu greek seeds)
February 9th, 2009 at 5:35 am
Dear Shakti_Prusty,
Coconut is optional and can be put as per the taste. ODISHA has diversified preparation style regionally. Coconut is primarily used in Dalma or in other recipes , by odias living in Coastal and Southern Odisha.
April 25th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
yes its optional tomput coconut in dalma.but we can use.
October 18th, 2011 at 6:29 am
Dalma ra maja ta nadia au ghia re achi..jie thare PURI ra dalma khaichi sie nadia au dalma ra combination bujhi pariba. Dalma re sajana chhuin padeni.
October 29th, 2012 at 12:13 am
one thing i know is that Dalma has two varieties,one cooked with onions and the other one with ghee.ghee dalma tastes great with coconut but the onion dalma that i have almost daily,i prefer not to add coconut to it.but paanch phutana is must for both.
January 27th, 2013 at 2:16 am
Dalma recipe is very good we tried at home this week.