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Dalma is a traditional Odia dish made with lentils, vegetables and spices. Learn how to make odia dalma recipe | healthy oriya dalma | odia lentils and vegetable curry |

odia dalma is a one-pot meal that offers a delightful balance of richness, earthiness, and subtle sweetness, making it a comforting and versatile meal.

Healthy oriya dalma, a quintessential dish of Odisha, is not just a lentil and vegetable curry; it's a symphony of flavors and textures that embodies the region's culinary heritage. It is made using toor (arhar) dal, and an assortment of vegetables typically raw banana, eggplant, green papaya and pumpkins, simmered in a special spice blend.

The odia lentils and vegetable curry has the right combination of taste and health, that is packed with proteins from the dal and minerals and vitamins from the vegetables. Topped off with an aromatic tempering of panch phoron and coconut shavings seasoned in ghee, the dalma is aromatic and wholesome.

Odia lentils and vegetable curry strikes a beautiful balance between savory and slightly sweet. Serve the Oriya Special Dalma as a delicious one-pot dal along with steamed rice or jeera rice.

pro tips to make odiya dalma recipe: 1. To make this recipe, you can add any other vegetable of your choice like Padwal or dudhi. 2. The freshly made spice mix enhances their fragrance and flavor of the dish. 3. You can use any other dal like masoor dal or moong dal instead of toovar dal to make this recipe.

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Preparation Time: 20 mins Cooking Time: 25 mins Total Time: 45 mins 6Makes 6 servings
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Ingredients

For The Spice Mix
1/2 tsp white cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds
1 whole pandi chilli
1 small cinnamon (dalchini) stick
1 black cardamom (badi elaichi)
3 cloves (laung / lavang)
4 black peppercorns (kalimirch)

For Dalma
3/4 cup toovar (arhar) dal , soaked for 1 hour
1/2 cup roughly chopped radish (mooli)
1/4 cup roughly chopped raw banana
1/4 cup roughly chopped raw papaya
1/2 cup roughly chopped red pumpkin
1 cup roughly chopped brinjals (baingan / eggplant)
1/2 cup sliced onions
1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste
1 tsp green chilli paste
2 tsp ghee
1/2 tsp crushed panch phoron
1 whole dry kashmiri red chilli , broken into pieces
1/2 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder
1/2 tsp chilli powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp finely chopped coriander (dhania)
1 tbsp coconut flakes for garnish

Method

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To make odiya dalma recipe, dry roast the spice mix ingredients in a nonstick pan on a medium flame for 2 minutes, until it turns aromatic.
Remove in a plate and cool it slightly. Transfer into a mixer jar and blend into a fine powder.
Combine, toovar dal, radish, raw banana, raw papaya, pumpkin, brinjal, onions, ginger garlic paste, green chilli paste, salt and 2 cups of water.
Mix well and pressure-cook it for 3 whistles. Allow the steam to escape and then open the lid.
Heat 2 tsp ghee in a deep pan, add kashmiri dry chilli and panch phoron. Sauté for a few seconds.
Add the turmeric powder, coriander cumin seeds powder, chilli powder and prepared spice mix. Sauté for a few seconds.
Add the cooked dal and little salt to taste. Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes.
Serve odiya dalma hot garnished with coriander and coconut flakes.

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what is odiya dalma made of?

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how to make the spice mix

In a broad nonstick pan, add ½ tsp jeera.
Add ¼ tsp fenugreek (methi) seeds.
Add 1 whole dry pandi chillies.

Add 1 small cinnamon (dalchini) stick.
Add 1 black cardamom (badi elaichi).
Add 3 cloves (laung / lavang).
Add 4 black peppercorns (kalimirch).
Dry roast them on a medium flame for 2 minutes, until it turns aromatic.

Remove in a plate and cool it slightly.
Transfer into a mixer jar.
Blend into a fine powder.

how to make odiya dalma

To make odia dalma recipe | healthy oriya dalma | odia lentils and vegetable curry | in a pressure cooker, combine, ¾ cup soaked toovar (arhar) dal. Toor dal is traditionally used in making Odia Dalma but you can use any other dal instead.
Add ½ cup chopped radish (mooli). Radish brings a mild peppery flavor that can add a refreshing twist to the dish.

Add ¼ cup roughly chopped raw banana. Raw banana plays a key role in Odia Dalma, contributing to both the taste and texture of the dish.
Add ¼ cup roughly chopped raw papaya. Raw papaya has a mild, sweet flavor that cuts through the richness of the lentils and spices, creating a more balanced and refreshing taste profile.
Add ½ cup roughly chopped pumpkin. Pumpkin brings a natural sweetness that balances the richness of the lentils and spices.
Add 1 cup roughly chopped brinjals (baingan / eggplant). Chopped brinjal (eggplant) plays a unique role in Odia Dalma, contributing to both flavor and texture.
Add ½ cup sliced onions.

Add 1 tsp ginger-garlic (adrak-lehsun) paste.
Add 1 tsp green chilli paste.
Add 2 cups of water.
Add salt to taste.
Mix well and pressure-cook it for 3 whistles.

Allow the steam to escape and then open the lid.
Heat 2 tsp ghee in a deep pan.
Add 1 whole dry kashmiri red chilli, broken into pieces.
Add ½ tsp crushed panch phoron. Each individual spice (nigella seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and fenugreek seeds) brings its own unique aroma and taste to the mix.
Sauté for a few seconds.

Add ½ tsp turmeric powder (haldi).
Add ½ tsp chilli powder.
Add 1 tsp coriander-cumin seeds (dhania-jeera) powder.
Add the prepared spice mix.
Sauté for a few seconds.

Add the cooked dal.
Add little salt to taste.
Mix well and cook on a medium flame for 4 to 5 minutes.
Garnished with coriander.
Serve odia dalma recipe | healthy oriya dalma | odia lentils and vegetable curry | hot garnished with coriander and coconut flakes.

pro tips to make odiya dalma

To make this recipe, you can add any other vegetable of your choice like Padwal or dudhi.
The freshly made spice mix enhances their fragrance and flavor of the dish.
Add ½ tsp crushed panch phoron. Each individual spice (nigella seeds, mustard seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, and fenugreek seeds) brings its own unique aroma and taste to the mix.
You can use any other dal like masoor dal or moong dal instead of toovar dal to make this recipe.