Malaysian style Vegetable Dalca
Malaysian style Vegetable Dalca

Hello everybody, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, malaysian style vegetable dalca. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Great recipe for Malaysian style Vegetable Dalca. Dalca" is a popular lentil dish served at festivals or weddings. Brought over by the Indian migrants, this recipe has been improvised by families to suit their taste.

Malaysian style Vegetable Dalca is one of the most favored of current trending meals in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. Malaysian style Vegetable Dalca is something that I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook malaysian style vegetable dalca using 35 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Malaysian style Vegetable Dalca:
  1. Get 1 cup Mung Dal
  2. Get 2 tsp turmeric
  3. Make ready 1 garlic clove
  4. Make ready 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  5. Get 1 green chilli
  6. Take Spice A (for tempering)
  7. Make ready 2 medium onions (around 60 g), finely sliced
  8. Get 2 inches cinnamon stick
  9. Take 3 cloves
  10. Prepare 2 -star anise
  11. Take 3 cardamom pods
  12. Prepare 2 stalks curry leaves
  13. Take 3-4 dried chillies (you can cut into small pieces if you prefer spicier Dalcha)
  14. Take Spice B (pound using pestle and mortar)
  15. Prepare 3 garlic cloves (around 10 g)
  16. Prepare 15 g ginger
  17. Get Spice C (mix to a paste)
  18. Take 1 tsp cumin powder
  19. Prepare 1 tsp fennel powder
  20. Get 1 tsp ground poppy seed (optional)
  21. Make ready 1 tsp turmeric
  22. Get 3 tablespoons curry powder
  23. Make ready 1/3 cup water
  24. Prepare Vegetables (can put in whatever you like, this is what I had)
  25. Take 3-4 medium potatoes, peel and cut into quarters
  26. Make ready 1 cup cauliflower florets
  27. Get 10 trimmed fine beans - cut into 2 inches length
  28. Make ready 1 large tomato, cut into quarters
  29. Get Other Ingredients
  30. Prepare 3 tablespoons ghee
  31. Prepare 100 ml thick coconut milk
  32. Get 1/3 cup tamarind juice
  33. Take 2-3 cups water (depend on how thick you want the dish to be)
  34. Make ready A few stalks of coriander leaves
  35. Get to taste Salt

I did share an Ennai Kathirikai Gravy for biryani. But later I realized it was not the one my readers asked for. Again I got a mail and a comment in my biryani recipes to share Muslim Veg Dalcha recipe which is served as a. Malaysian Cooking Recipes The types of food in Malaysia.

Steps to make Malaysian style Vegetable Dalca:
  1. Rinse the Mung Dal then transfer to a heavy based saucepan. Add enough water to cover the lentils, then add in 2 tsp of turmeric, 1 garlic clove, 2 teaspoons of oil and the green chilli. Stir to mix then bring to boil on medium heat. Once boiled, turn down the heat and simmer the dal till soft. Keep an eye on the Dal just in case it goes dry and skim off any white scum that forms.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons of ghee in another large saucepan and then add in Spice A (tempering spices). Let it infuse for a few seconds then add in Spice B; stir continuously so it doesn't stick to the pan. Once fragrant, add in Spice C and continue stirring till the curry paste is cooked and the oil has separated.
  3. Add the spice paste to the cooked dal and add in the potatoes and 2 cups of water. Bring to boil on high heat. Once boiled, turn down the heat and simmer till potatoes are half cooked. Add in the rest of the vegetables, coconut milk, tamarind juice and salt. Bring to boil again and simmer till vegetables are softened. If the Dal is too thick, add in the last cup of water. If you are happy with the texture of your Dalcha, leave it out
  4. Finally, add in the coriander leaves, check for seasoning and turn the heat off. Enjoy

Dalca is cooked in curry lentils, tamarind (asam) fruit juice and mixed vegetables. Vegetable Dalcha Curry is a healthy and protein-rich lentil based curry recipe flavored with Garam Masala. Dalcha is served with biryani, pulao or roti. According to the main coarse, you can make it watery or thick. Toor dal can be replaced by masoor dal.

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