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Let me help you people who miss a lot Bhata and Dalma!

Ingredients: (Dont worry, Missing one or two of these wont affect much!)

1. 200 grams Moong dal (Mooga Dali)
2. 1 tsp Ghee or Oil
3. 1 peeled Potato and cut into large pieces
4. 150 gm yellow Pumkin cut into large pieces
5. 1 large Brinjal cut into medium size pieces
6. 1 green Banana cut into medium size pieces
7. 1 small Papaya cut into medium size pieces
8. 2 tsp of grated Coconut
9. 4 dried Red Chillies
10. 1 tbs of Ginger minced
11. 1 tbs Turmeric
12. 1 tsp of Pancha-phutana (Cumin, Mustard, Fennel, Fenu greek, Kala Jeera) seed
13. 1/2 tsp Sugar
14. 2 tsp fried Cumin and Red Chilli powder
15. Salt to taste

Method:

1. Dry roast 1 tsp of cumin and red chilli in a pan and grind it properly and leave it aside.
2. Boil 4 cups of water and add dal, coconut, salt, minced ginger, turmeric and sugar and leave it until Dal is half cooked.
3. Add all vegetables viz. potato, banana, pumkin, brinjal and papaya and cook until vegetables become soft and tender.
4. Fry the panch-phutana until it crackle and then add it to the cooked dal.
5. Sprinkle roasted cumin and chilli powder.

Decorate with grated coriander leaves (optional).
Serve with hot steam Rice. (Serves for six)
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All modifications/additions are most welcome! Hey, will be really happy if someone replies!

Bhai my mouth is getting watery . I realy miss them boss

Hi Shanti,

May be I'll try some day the Dalma recipe. But how to cook rice? (I dont think it's a silly question!)

I stay in Hyderabad and have to take food outside everyday. So after seeing the recipe section, we( my room mate and I) have decided to try our hands in cooking food at home.

No.1

It's there in another topic. By mistake I created one more topic.

I have a doubt! Dalma is made of Moong Dal (mooga dali) or Arhar dal (harada dali)? or it doesn't matter?

Bibek Mishra, can you tell what was that the day I had lunch at your place in Bangalore?

it was arhar dal .Dalma is generally made of Arhar Dal, as far as i know.

In making dalma both the dal can be used means separately.

U can cook harad dal dalma

And also moong dal dalma.

But generally Harad dal is preferred as it is tasty and healthy where as moong dal may create some digestion prob if anybody is not habituated with it.

I agree with Akash