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Carbohydrates

23.6g / 46%

Protein

5g / 10%

Fats

9.8g / 43%

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Enjoy this balanced cuisine made with tasty, nutritious, and affordable local ingredients. Did you know that adding vegetables and herbs at the end of cooking helps to retain their vibrant colours, flavour, crunchiness, and important nutrients?
Enjoy your meal with orange, pineapple, pawpaw, or other fruits high in Vitamin C, to help your body use more iron from the meal. #livestrongwithiron
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Dalma Recipe

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Indian Main Course

Dalma Recipe

Name: Dalma Recipe
Prep time: PT20.00M
Cook time: PT30.00M
Total time: PT51.00M
Yield: 4.00
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 Sachet MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic; 0.5 Cup Arhar Dal; 1 Onion (Chopped); 0.5 Teaspoon Turmeric Powder; 2.5 Cups Water; 2 Tablespoons Oil; 1 Teaspoon Panch Phoron; 2 Dry Red Chillies; 0.5 Teaspoon Hing (Asafoetida); 1 Tomato (Chopped); 0.5 Cup Brinjal; 0.5 Cup Carrot; 0.5 Cup Yam; Wild (Dioscorea Villosa); 0.5 Cup Raw Papaya; 0.5 Teaspoon Cumin Powder; 0.25 Teaspoon Red Chilli Powder; 3 Tablespoons Fresh Coconut (Grated); 1 Pinch Salt (To Taste); 2 Tablespoons Coriander Leaves (Chopped)

51Min

Medium

Recipe Variants

Dalma is a chickpea dal from Orissa. This is cooked with vegetables and raw papaya and simmered with a special spice blend. Topped with a tempering of Panch Phoron, this is a one pot meal, served with steamed rice.

Ingredients

4 Servings

1 Sachet

MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic

0.5 Cup

Arhar Dal

Onion (Chopped)

0.5 Teaspoon

Turmeric Powder

2.5 Cups

Water

2 Tablespoons

Oil

1 Teaspoon

Panch Phoron

Dry Red Chillies

0.5 Teaspoon

Hing (Asafoetida)

Tomato (Chopped)

0.5 Cup

Brinjal

0.5 Cup

Carrot

0.5 Cup

Yam, Wild (Dioscorea Villosa)

0.5 Cup

Raw Papaya

0.5 Teaspoon

Cumin Powder

0.25 Teaspoon

Red Chilli Powder

3 Tablespoons

Fresh Coconut (Grated)

1 Pinch

Salt (To Taste)

2 Tablespoons

Coriander Leaves (Chopped)

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Nutrition Value

Energy

198.39 kcal

Carbohydrates

23.61 g

Protein

4.97 g

Fats

9.83 g

Information per serving

Step 1

20 Min

Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list.

Step 2

10 Min

Wash the dal and pressure cook with chopped onion, turmeric powder and water for 3 whistles. 0pen the cooker when cool and mash the dal well. Keep aside.

Step 3

10 Min

Heat oil in a karahi, add the panch phoran, dry red chillies and asafetida. When it starts spluttering add all the chopped vegetables. Add cumin powder, red chilli powder and salt, mix well. Cover and cook till vegetables are tender, now add the coconut.

Step 4

10 Min

Add the mashed dal, MAGGI Masala-ae-Magic and the coriander leaves, simmer for 5 minutes. Add salt to taste.

Step 5

1 Min

Serve immediately with steamed rice.

Step 1 of 5

Prepare ingredients as mentioned in the list.

Step 2 of 5

Wash the dal and pressure cook with chopped onion, turmeric powder and water for 3 whistles. 0pen the cooker when cool and mash the dal well. Keep aside.