DALMA

                      Dalma- an odia style dal loaded with veggies 
                                             

Serves-2 -3
Cuisine:Oriyan

Ingredients

Oil-2  cup
Phanch phutna-1tsp
Toor dal/arhar dal/thuvaraparippu/pigeon pea-1/3  cup
Vegetables of your choice-1 1/2  cup

I used just 3 vegetables
Raw plantain-1/2  cup
Pumpkin-1/2  cup
Brinjal/egg plant-1/2 cup
Note: can also use potato ,onion,tomato,papaya,radish ,beans etc..

To make the roasted powder
Cumin seeds-1 tsp
Dry red chilly-3
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Water as per gravy requirement

Method

1.Wash and clean the dal/lentil and keep aside

2.Chop the veggies of your choice.Keep it aside.

Ingredients

PHANCH PHUTNA: (source:from internet)

3.Now pressure cook the dal along with vegetables till they are done.Keep them aside.

4.Meanwhile we can make the roasted powder.For that take your tadka pan and dry roast cumin seeds along with dry red chillies.

Dry roasting cumin and dry red chillies

5.Once they are roasted well ,transfer them into a blender and powder them.Keep it aside.                        
6.Heat oil in a kadai,once hot add in the phanch phutna and allow them to pop up.
                                               

phanch phutna in oil

7.Add into it the cooked dal along with veggies.Mix them well.

added cooked dal along with veggies

8.Pour in the required amount of water as per your gravy consistency and requirement.(i used about 1-1 1/2 cups of water)

9.Sprinkle salt to taste and turmeric powder.

added salt and haldi

10.Bring them to a boil.Now sprinkle the dry roasted powder.

sprinkled dry roasted powder

11.Do a taste test and adjust the salt.OUR DALMA IS READY TO SERVE..ENJOY with rice..!!