Buta Dali Aloo Kakharu Tarkari –
Chana dal cooked with potato and pumpkin is a a very sought after dish
in every odia household. This daal is liked by all for it’s amazing taste of
spicy lentils blended with sweetness of pumpkin. It is a nutritious
and a wholesome dish which goes very well with rice or poori. This
daal is prepared with Buta dali or Chana daal or Bengal gram as popularly known
as along with bay leaf, potato, pumpkin , ginger and coconut mostly on festive occasions and does not include onion or garlic in
it. This simple no onion garlic aromatic daal is easy to make and taste
absolutely divine.
This
tarkari made out of Bengal gram is quite different from the other lentils prepared in
rest of the country. Buta dali or Bengal gram is a little hard compared to other
daals which when cooked holds it’s shape better than other lentils.The use of
potato and pumpkin in this daal along with the richness of coconut makes the
daal creamy and luscious and makes your dining a never to forget affair of odia
traditional cuisine.
Now if you want to cook this simple, extremely tasty, authentic
odia dish on a week day or specially for Sunday lunch for your family and
friends, donot wait too much, go ahead and check this recipe below. This daal
goes extremely well with Pooris or rice
and serve with a sweet kheer as side dish. I
have literally grown up eating this daal prepared every alternative day as we
have a tradition of not eating non veg food during 4 days a week. Every time I
prepare this daal, it reminds me of home and of childhood.
Cuisine: Odia
Prep time: 30 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
serves:4
Ingredients:
- 1 cup Buta daal (channa daal)
- 1 cup pumpkin diced
- 1 large potato diced
- 1-inch ginger grated
- 1 tomato chopped
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 to 3 dry red chillies
- 1 tsp Roasted cumin and dry red chilli
powder(3 teaspoons cumin seeds
8-10 dried red chillies) - 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp ghee
- 2 tbsp grated coconut
- 1 tsp sugar
- Chopped coriander and coconut to garnish
- Salt to taste
Let's Learn how to make this recipe:
- Dry roast the cumin seeds and red chilies for the cumin chili powder till you get the aroma. Care should be taken not to over roast and burn the seeds.Grind it and store it in an airtight container.
- Wash and cut the potatoes in cubes along with the pumpkin and keep aside.
- Soak the Buta dali for 30 minutes.Wash Buta Dali and bring to a boil along with potato, pumpkin, salt and turmeric in a pressure cooker up to one whistle. Do not overcook the daal.
- Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds , dry red chiilies and bay leaf .When they start to splutter, add grated ginger and stir for a minute. Add chopped tomatoes and cook till done.
- Add the boiled dal to the above masala, grated coconut and simmer for few minutes. Garnish it with cumin and chilli powder and chopped coriander leaves and chopped coconut .
- Serve it with Puri or Rice. The consistency of the dish is a personal preference. So add water accordingly and enjoy.
8 comments
It looks soo yummy
ReplyDeleteThanks Nisa
DeleteOho...ghara katha mane padila...made this just yesterday with puri and tomato khajur khatta.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Mora ta sabubele manepade...Kebe dekha hele misiki khaiba
DeleteOho...ghara katha mane padila...made this just yesterday with puri and tomato khajur khatta.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful presentation, flavorful and yummy recipe !
ReplyDeleteThanks Kushi
DeleteDid not see this earlier...lovely Alka...will try this...must
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