Steps to Prepare Any-night-of-the-week Kaddu Ka Dalcha

Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, kaddu ka dalcha. One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Kaddu Ka Dalcha is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. Kaddu Ka Dalcha is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have kaddu ka dalcha using 22 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Kaddu Ka Dalcha:

1. Make ready 1/2 cup tuvar dal (pigeon pea lentil), soaked for 30 minutes
2. Take 1/2 of a medium bottle gourd, chopped into big pieces
3. Get 2 tbsp oil
4. Take 1 tsp cumin seeds / shahjeera
5. Take 2 green cardamoms
6. Get 4 cloves
7. Make ready 1" cinnamon stick
8. Take 2 bay leaves
9. Take 1 onion, chopped
10. Take 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
11. Take 1 tbsp roasted coriander-cumin powder
12. Make ready 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
13. Prepare 1 tsp garam masala powder
14. Get 1 tbsp red chilli powder
15. Get 1 tomato, chopped
16. Get to taste salt
17. Get 1 tsp tamarind paste mixed with 1/2 cup water
18. Prepare 1 tbsp ghee
19. Take 1 tsp mustard seeds
20. Get 1 dry red chilli
21. Get 1 sprig curry leaves
22. Prepare 1 tbsp coriander leaves to garnish

Steps to make Kaddu Ka Dalcha:

1. Pressure cook the dal in 1 1/2 cups water for 4-5 whistles. Whisk and keep aside. Pressure cook the chopped bottle gourd in 1 cup water for 2 whistles. Keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a pan and temper with bay leaves, cardamoms, cinnamon, cloves and cumin seeds. After it stops crackling, add the onion and saute till light brown in colour.
3. Now add the ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder, coriander-cumin powder, garam masala powder and red chilli powder mixed with 1/4 cup water. Saute till oil separates.
4. Add the chopped tomato and continue to saute till they are mashed. Add the boiled dal, bottle gourd, salt to taste and tamarind water.
5. Simmer on low flame for 2-3 minutes. Check the consistency. Add more water if gravy is desired to be had with rice.
6. Saute for a few seconds and pour this tempering on the prepared Dalcha. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with jeera rice, khushka biryani or plain steamed rice.

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