Ingredients

• 250 g - channa dal
• 1 cup - mixed vegetables (carrot, potatoes, green peas, brinjal, yellow pumpkin, raw papaya, casaba root)
• 2 - small onions finely chopped
• 2 flakes - garlic and one small piece of ginger grated
• 1 tsp - turmeric powder
• 2 tsp - cumin
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 2 - tomatoes
• 4 - dried red chillies
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 bunch - coriander leave

How to Make Festive Dalma

• Soak the dal for about 1 hour
• Put the soaked dal and the vegetables along with tomatoes and water in a cooker.
• Add salt and turmeric powder to it. Pressure cook it for 10-15 mins, till the dal and vegetables are tender
• Roast the cumin seeds and red chillies ( without oil) and grind to make it powder
• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, after it splutters, add the chopped onions.
• After one minute add the grated ginger and garlic.
• When the onions turn brown, pour the contents of the cooker into it and boil for 2-3 mins
• Remove from heat.
• Add the cumin-chilli powder to it
• Then sprinkle the coriander leaves over it. Serve hot with rice or roti