Saturday 15 October 2011

Dalcha

Ingredients:
• Chana Dal (soaked for 30 minutes) 1 ½ cup
• Red Masoor dal ½ cup
• Knorr Chicken Cubes 1 packet
• Salt to taste
• Crushed Chili 1 ½ tbsp
• Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
• Loki (bottle Gourd) cubed ½ kg
• Water 6-8 cups

For Bhagar:
• Oil ¼ cup
• Curry Leaves 5-6 each
• Cumin Seeds 1 tsp
• Garlic (chopped) 3-4 cloves
• Hing (asefodia) pinch

Method:
• Wash lentils and bring to a boil.
• Add salt, crushed chili and turmeric and cook it on medium heat till it gets tender.
• Blend the lentils to a smooth paste use extra water if desire, add loki, and cook till it gets tender.
• Add Knorr Chicken Cubes and cook for another 5 minutes.
• For baghar, heat oil in a fry pan and crackle all the ingredients and pour over dalcha.

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