Mutton Dalcha (Indian Style)

Mutton Dalcha (Indian Style)

To serve 4 – 6 persons

Ingredients:

1 kg mutton ribs, washed and drained
6 cups water
1½ cups tur dhall, washed and drained
2 potatoes, quartered
2 carrots, halved and slantly sliced
100 g white cabbage leaves, shredded
2 brinjals, cut lengthwise and then cut into 2 cm pieces
¾ tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp cumin powder
1½ tsps chilli powder
2 tsps coriander powder
salt to taste
2 cups water
fresh tamarind (the size of a lemon) to be mixed with 1 cup of water and strained

Ingredients to be blended with 1 cup of water until smooth:

4 cm fresh ginger
20 cloves garlic
1 big onion
3 green chillies

Ingredients for frying:

8 tbsps oil
a sprig of curry leaves
1 big onion, sliced
3 cinnamon sticks
3 cardamons
3 cloves
1 tsp aniseed, slightly crushed

a sprig of coriander leaves

Method:

1. Put mutton ribs, blended ingredients, salt and 6 cups of water in a big pot and bring to boil.

2. Cook over gentle heat until meat is tender. Then, add dhall and cook until dhall is soft.

3. Add the vegetables, the spices and water. Cook until the vegetables are tender. Once tender, add in the tamarind juice and season with salt to taste. Let it boil for about 5 minutes.

4. Heat oil in a pan and fry all the frying ingredients until fragrant. Add mixture to the dalcha along with the coriander leaves. Boil for another 5 minutes and serve.


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