Many have been requested to post this Andhra style mutton dalcha recipe after I posted Andhra Style Mutton Biryani last week. As I mentioned earlier, in many Muslim weddings and in Andhra restaurants, you will find Biryani is often served with Mutton Dalcha, Gosht- Ambadae ki Bhaji and Dahi ki Chutney (raita). Mutton Dalcha as we call it as Muslim Sambar is often prepared with lamb bones, bottle gourd and toor dal as main ingredients. The consistency is much similar to Sambar and few people use chana dal instead of toor dal. You can even try this dalcha without mutton; find the recipe of Kaddu ka Dalcha here.
Andhra Style Mutton Dalcha
INGREDIENTS:
- ½ kg. Mutton, mostly bones with little meat
- 1½ cups Tuvar dal | Red Gram | Kandi Pappu
- 10 inch long Bottle gourd | Kaddu, peeled, deseeded and cut into 2’ inch pieces
- 2 medium Tomatoes, deseeded and chopped finely
- 1 Onion, chopped finely
- 3 Green chilies, deseeded and chopped finely
- ½ tbsp. Turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp. Red chili powder
- ½ tbsp. Ginger-garlic paste
- ½ cup Tamarind juice
- 3 springs Coriander leaves
- 2 tbsp. Oil
- Salt to taste
How to make Mutton Dalcha
PREPARATION:
- Clean and thoroughly rinse mutton bones with enough water. Drain water and add the mutton bones to pressure cooker along with sliced onions, red chili powder, turmeric powder, ginger-garlic paste and salt. Combine well and cook by stirring for 5 minutes on medium high flame.
- Add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 8-`10 whistles. Wait till pressure settles down. Remove the lid and transfer the cooked mutton bones into a bowl and set aside. (If any stock is remaining then preserve it too).
- In the same pressure cooker, add peeled bottle gourd pieces and add ½ cup of water. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles or until the bottle gourd pieces turn soft (not mushy). Remove and set aside.
- In the same pressure cooker, pressure cook washed toor dal with a drop of oil and 5 cups of water until soft (adding a drop of oil cooks the dal faster). Once the pressure settles, grind dal into smooth paste and transfer the contents back to cooker.
- Add oil to a heavy bottom pan and sauté chopped tomatoes and green chillies until tomatoes turn mushy. Now add cooked bottle gourd pieces and stir for 3-4 minutes on medium flame. Add these to cooked dal in pressure cooker along with tamarind juice, coriander leaves and cooked mutton pieces (with stock if any).
- Add 3 cups of water and cook covered for about 15 minutes or till you get the desired consistency. Adjust salt and turn off the flame. Serve this Andhra style mutton dalcha with biryani or qubooli.
NOTE:
Sometimes brinjal is also added while cooking tomatoes along with bottle gourd. Some add curry leaves which impart aromatic flavour to this Andhra style mutton dalcha.
muslimah says
Thanks for sharing this it looks so yummy will be showing the recipe to my husband and see if he wants me to cook it , not sure where I’d buy mutton here though
Lubna Karim says
You are welcome. You can try this without mutton. I have posted the link to the recipe which is made without mutton. Try it if you don’t get mutton at your place….
saimawrites says
Exactly like ami ke haath ka khana that i can never make no matter how much i try. I wish one day i can make this tasty mutton dish.
Lubna Karim says
True about Ammi ke haath ka khana….no matter what we can never excel….may the sheer love they add to the recipe makes it more tasty….i think…thank you dear…InshaAllah you will…
Muslim Mummy says
Oh I have not come across this dish before….well don’t think I have. Might have to try it
Lubna Karim says
Try it…I am sure you will love it…
Clarie says
Never heard of this recipe. Don’t know if I will be trying it or not
Lubna Karim says
May be because it made in down the South India and mainly during weddings…you might have not hear of it…Give it a try…I am sure you will like it…
NM (@nmdiariesx) says
This looks delicious! I’ve even shared it with my mum because she loves a cheeky mutton dish! The pictures look DIVINEEEEE!
Lubna Karim says
I am glad that you liked this and shared with your mom…Hope she makes this and enjoys it…thank you….
Rashdah Hameed says
Salam sis, interesting recipe. I usually do dry mutton with kadu and it tastes lovely. But my dad likes these sort of recipes which have liquid content in it (we call it sorba) I think it would also go quite well with roti!
Lubna Karim says
Yeah…we do make dry version too…which goes with roti or rice…Hope you make it for your dad and you all enjoy relishing it….thank you…
Sainab says
This dish looks soo comforting. Like comfort food, looks delicious masha’Allah.
Lubna Karim says
Yeah it is a comforting food. Thank you…
Afreen says
Mutton dalcha sounds so yummy.Good recipe to cook with qurbani meat.
Lubna Karim says
Yeah….do try it…thank you…
Iman says
That’s an interesting addition – the brinjal! I’ve never tasted this before but I imagine loads of people will find it useful with Eid coming up!
Lubna Karim says
Yeah brinjal and bottle gourd work magic when cooked together in this recipe….thank you…
Abhijit Pal says
Very Nice Food. I try to make today. Thanks for sharing
Lubna Karim says
Hope you made it and liked it….thank you….
Amena says
The recipe looks mouth watering! We don’t have it on weddings but on fridays or when we have guest over or just like that for a change. You recipes are slightly different from the typical hyderabadi style.
Lubna Karim says
Thank you so much…Yeah we too make it on Fridays….sometimes with bagare chawal or when we have guests…but in Andhra…Kaddu Mutton Dalcha is mostly served in Muslim Weddings….Yeah I agree…Hyderabadi style is bit different from this…