Mutton Dalcha

Briyani never completes without Dalcha.


Ingredients

• Mutton - Only Bone pieces 4-5
• Toor Dal - 1/4 cup heaped
• Chana Dal - 4 tbsp
• Big Onion - 1 chopped finely
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 1.5 tsp
• Brinjals - 5 (each cut into four)
• Raw Mango - 1 small
• Tomato - 1 chopped roughly
• Red Chilli powder- 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Tamarind paste - 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves - just to garnish
• Salt - taste
• Oil - 2 to 3 tsp

Seasoning

• Oil - 2 tsp
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Curry leaves -1 sprig
• Green Chillies - 1 slitted
• Cinnamon - 1/2 inch piece
• Cloves - 2
• Bayleaf - 1/2

  

Method 

1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker - add the items under Seasoning then add onion, ginger garlic paste saute till slightly browned.Then add chopped tomato saute till mushy and raw smell leaves.Then add red chilli,coriander powders, required salt and mix well.
2. Add the dals, give a quick stir add about 1 cup of water and pressure cook 4-5 whistles.The dals should be mushy.Keep aside.
3. In a pan heat oil, saute the brinjals and mutton bone until golden brown and is halfcooked., set aside. Transfer the dal mixture to a pan and heat it up. Add water if the mixture is too thick...Once it starts boiling add the brinjals.
4. Cook covered until both turns soft. Once cooked add tamarind water and let it for one boil then garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.
5. Dalcha ready to serve for your Hot Briyani.