Ingredients

• 3/4 cup - toor dal
• 1 tsp - ghee
• 1 - potato
• 150 g - yellow pumpkin
• 1 - brinjal
• 1 - raw banana
• 1 - papaya
• 2 tsp - grated coconut
• 4 - dried red chillies
• 1 tbsp - ginger
• 1 tbsp - turmeric
• 1 tsp - panch - phutana (cumin, mustard, fennel, fenugreek, kala jeera) seeds
• 1/2 tsp - sugar
• 2 tsp - fried cumin and red chilli powder
• Salt to taste

How to Make Dalma (Oriya)

• Dry roast cumin and red chillies in a pan, grind it and keep aside.
• Boil 4 cups of water and add both dals (toor and channa), coconut, salt, minced ginger, turmeric and sugar.
• When the dals are half cooked, add all the vegetables and cook till soft and tender.
• Fry the panch-phutana until it crackles and add it to the cooked dal.
• Sprinkle roasted cumin and chilli powder.
• Decorate with grated coriander leaves.
• Serve.