Odia · serves 2
Dalma
Odia dal with vegetables cooked in, finished with roasted cumin and coconut.
Ingredients
- 1 cup toor dal
- 3 cups vegetables (raw banana, pumpkin, brinjal, papaya)
- 1/4 cup grated coconut
- 1 tsp cumin
- 2 dried red chillies
- 1 tsp panch phoron
- 2 bay leaves
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- 3 tbsp ghee
Method
- Pressure cook the dal with the vegetables, turmeric and salt — 3 whistles. The vegetables should hold their shape.
- Dry roast cumin and red chillies, grind to a coarse powder.
- Tadka: ghee, panch phoron, bay leaves, then the grated coconut till it colours.
- Pour into the dal, add the roasted powder.
- Simmer 8 minutes. Thick, not runny.
- Ghee on top. Rice.