🇮🇳 Indian Vegetarian

Odia Dalma

Name: Odia Dalma
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 24 min
Total time: 39 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; to taste Salt; 1, finely chopped Onion; 2, chopped Tomato; 1-2, slit Green Chili; 1 tsp Cumin Seeds; 2 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder; 1 cup, rinsed Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal); 1 cup, chopped Mixed Vegetables; 300 g, cubed Pumpkin; 1 cup Grated Coconut

🇮🇳 Indian

Jagannath temple dalma — dal with vegetables and coconut, prasad flavour. Comfort at a simmer — soft, turmeric-gold and ghee-slicked. Pour over rice or dunk rotis straight into the bowl.

Prep 15 min Cook 24 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Garam Masala1/2 tsp
Saltto taste
Onion1, finely chopped
Tomato2, chopped
Green Chili1-2, slit
Cumin Seeds1 tsp
Ghee2 tbsp
Turmeric Powder1/2 tsp
Yellow Lentils (Toor Dal)1 cup, rinsed
Mixed Vegetables1 cup, chopped
Pumpkin300 g, cubed
Grated Coconut1 cup

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

1
Wash the yellow lentils (toor dal), soak 30 minutes if you have time, then boil with turmeric and a drop of oil till it turns creamy.
2
Whisk the cooked dal till smooth-ish and keep it loose — it thickens as it sits.
3
For the tadka, bloom cumin in ghee with dried red chilies until they swell and darken.
4
Build a quick masala of the mixed vegetables in the tadka pan, let it sizzle into the ghee, and stir it through the dal.
5
Taste for salt and sourness; a squeeze of lemon at the end makes the dal taste of itself, only louder.

Chef's tip

Fresh spices make the dish — if yours smell of nothing, the dish will taste of nothing.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Oriya Dalma recipe | Odia special | ଡାଲମା · on YouTube