Chicken Dalcha or daal gosht Recipe

Dalcha or daal gosht is very delicious curry specially in Pune (Maharashtra) . In Pune Muslim wedding menu is incomplete without Dalcha. Specially Dalcha made with lentils ( Pulses or daal) , meat and Chuka bhaji ( type of a green leafy vegetables) . But today I make it with chicken and  without Chuka bhaji . So let's start making.

                           Ingredients :

Orange lentils ( Masur daal ) - 1/2 cup
Split pigeon peas ( toor daal ) - 1/2 cup
Split green gram ( moong daal ) - 1/2 cup
Tumeric pwdr - 1 tsp
Salt - 1/4 tbsp or as per taste
Chilly pwdr - 1 tbsp or as per taste
Oil -  3 tbsp
Onion - 3 chopped
Tomato - 4 to 5 chopped
Chicken - 1/2 kg clean and washed
Bottle gourd ( Lauki) - 1 remove skin and cut in pieces
Dalcha or daal gosht masala - 1 tbsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Dry fenugreek leaves - 2 tbsp roasted and crushed
Fennel pwdr- 1/2 tbsp
Dry mango pwdr - 1/2 tbsp
Mint leaves - chopped hand full
Coriander leaves - chopped hand full
Water - as required

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Washed the lentils or pulses and soaked it for 15 min.

Now boil or cook it with some tumeric pwdr in pressure cooker adding 1 glass of water make the daal take 3 to 4 whistle and keep aside.

In pressure cooker heat the oil

Add onions in it fry till golden brown in color

Now add ginger garlic paste tomato and chopped bottle gourd

Add salt and chilly pwdr mix all very well 

Now add chicken pieces , mint leaves and coriander leaves mix well.

Add cooked lentils (daal)

Add water as required

Add dalcha masala, dry fenugreek leaves, fennel pwdr mix well

Now add dry mango pwdr mix very well close lid and take 4 to 5 whistle

After taking 5 whistle pour  the Dalcha in pan and close the lid cook it on low flame for 20 min.

Dalcha is ready serve with rice