Kaddu Ka Dalcha is basically a Hyderabadi recipe made out of lentils and Kaddu, commonly called as lauki or doodhi in Hindi and Bottle Gourd in English. It is a dal recipe that is very different and this recipe does not need any tempering.
It goes best if served with bagara rice and other pulao recipes but bagara khana and dalcha is the perfect combination to be served....
Dals are very much needed in every Indian household in everyday life. Dal is a must dish along with other dishes. This dalcha recipe is a vegetarian dish but dalcha can also be made with mutton and is already posted in my blog.
This recipe is commonly called as kaddu ka dalcha in Hyderabad. Bottle Gourd can be used to make different recipes and today I decided to share dalcha recipe with my readers. Normally, dalcha can be combined with other non-vegetarian too but the veg dish too tastes equally good.
In this recipe lentils and lauki are cooked separately, combined and boiled by adding aromatic flavors. My blog is already flooded with many Hyderabadi delicacies like bheja fry , bagara khana etc...
It gives a fantastic flavor and this dish can be served by paapad or any sort of fries. For non vegetarians, dishes like starters go really well as a side dish with this recipe.
Usually in hyderabad accompaniments like tala hua gosht recipe or shami kebab recipe hyderabadi style go really well with dalcha.
I have already shared Mutton Dalcha Recipe but into that I have added mutton. But I would also like to include my vegetarian viewers and decided to share this veg recipe that is nothing but Kaddu Ka Dalcha/Lauki Ka Dalcha.
If you are looking forward to making Hyderabadi non-veg recipes with dal then dal gosht is a do try dish..
Kaddu Ka Dalcha Recipe
Ingredients
For Tenderizing Dal:
- 1 cup soaked toovar dal yellow lentils or chana dal(bengal gram)
- 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 2 to matoes finely chopped
- water 2 cups
For The Lauki Curry:
- 1 tablespoon oil
- 1 cinnamon stick
- ½ teaspoon shahi zeera seeds caraway seeds
- 3-4 curry leaves
- 2-3 slit green chillies
- 1 small size bottle gourd/Lauki cut into long pieces
- 2 medium sized onions finely sliced
- 2-3 to matoes finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- ½ teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 cup water
- salt -to taste
Other ingredients:
- 1 small lemon sized tamarind extracted pulp
- 2 teaspoon coriander leaves finely chopped for garnishing
- 1 teaspoon garam masala powder powder of dalchini, elaichi, cloves, shahjeera
- 5-6 curry leaves while boiling
Instructions
For Tenderising Dal:
- In a pressure cooker, add toovar dal, add turmeric powder, add tomatoes, add water and pressure cook until the dal is tenderized.
- Cook it for about 10 minutes or 5-6 whistles.
- Reduce the steam of the cooker, mash the dal by adding salt, add tamarind pulp, mix well, check if salt is required and keep aside.
For Cooking Bottle Gourd/Lauki:
- In a pressure cooker, heat oil, add cinnamon stick, add caraway seeds, add curry leaves, add slit green chillies, add the chopped tomatoes, add the onion slices and saute for a while.
- Add bottle gourd(lauki) slices, add ginger garlic paste, add turmeric powder, add pinch of red chilli powder, mix well, add water, add salt as per taste and pressure cook for about 3 whistles for the lauki to get soft.
- Lastly Combine everything that is the dal with tamarind pulp and the cooked Kaddu curry all together.
- To it add garam masala powder, curry leaves, coriander leaves, add some sugar to kill the sour taste(optional).
- Bring the whole mixture to a boil on sim flame.
- Garnish with coriander leaves.
- Serve with rice or bagara khana.
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Notes
2.Also add few mint leaves as optional ingredient while boiling dal to enhance the taste.
Muhammad Ghazanfar Ali
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asiya
Thanks for the feedback ali...appreciate your kind words....
Bhagyalaxmi
Amazing receipe. Really my family enjoyed it. My husband was asking to cook the dalcha again
Safi Alama
Thank you so much. I have coocked dalcha cost, this is so yummmi....
asiya
You are most welcome Safi and glad that you tried it...
Roopa
Fantastic recipe...enjoyed very much
asiya
Thank u
Fatima
Awesome recipe. Tried and tested. Very happy with the way the dish tasted... reminded me of when my ammi used to make this.. thanks for sharing this!!
Asiya
Thanks for the lovely response Fatima...
Princy
Thanks for the recipe Asiya.. It really turned out great when i tried last time.. Same as the taste we normally brought from outside.. I was very happy i tried it for the first time and it was a success.. Gonna try it again today.. Thanks again😊
Neha
I am typing this as I eat the dalcha I just made, with rice. Your recipe is very nice! 🙂
Asiya
Thanks for the lovely feedback...
Lorna
Tried this recipe...its a keeper...loved the taste!!
sid
Hello, how can one make this without a pressure cooker?
Asiya
It is easy, slow cook the dal first and then separately cook the kaddu as a curry and then add cooked dal and tamarind pulp and boil as given in the recipe.