Recipe: Yummy South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing

South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing.

You can cook South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing using 36 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing

1. Prepare 500 g of Boneless Mutton (diced).
2. You need of [Marinade].
3. You need 2 tsp of Salt.
4. Prepare 2 Tbsp of Sambar Powder (see below).
5. You need 1 Tbsp of Oil.
6. It's of [Lentil Base].
7. You need 100 g of Yellow Lentils.
8. You need as needed of Water (for boiling).
9. You need of [Stew].
10. You need 100 g of Yellow Onions (finely diced).
11. Prepare 30 g of Garlic (minced).
12. It's 30 g of Ginger (minced).
13. You need 100 g of Eggplant (rough chop).
14. Prepare 100 g of Tomatoes (rough chop).
15. It's 100 g of Carrots (rough chop).
16. Prepare 100 g of Potatoes (rough chop).
17. You need 30 g of Fresh Coriander (rough chop, separate stems and leaves).
18. It's 5 cups of Water (for stewing).
19. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Sambar Powder (see below).
20. You need 5 pc of Tamarind Slice or Juice from 2 Tbsp Tamarind Paste.
21. You need 1 Tbsp of Palm Sugar.
22. It's as needed of Salt (I count 1 tsp).
23. It's of [Aromatics].
24. Prepare 3 sprigs of Curry Leaves.
25. You need 2 tsp of Mustard Seeds.
26. Prepare 2 tsp of Fenugreek Seeds.
27. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Cooking Oil.
28. It's of [Quick Sambar Powder] - if you can't find in market.
29. It's 1 Tbsp of Chilli Powder.
30. It's 1 tsp of Turmeric Powder.
31. You need 2 tsp of Coriander Powder.
32. Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin Powder.
33. You need 1 tsp of Ground Black Pepper.
34. Prepare 1 Tbsp of Ground Split Chickpea.
35. You need 1 tsp of Ground Black Gram.
36. Prepare 2 pinch of Asafoetida (optional).

South India's Mutton Lentil Ragout - Mutton Dalcha/Dalca Kambing instructions

1. MARINADE: marinate the diced Mutton with Salt, Sambar Powder and Cooking Oil for 3 hours to overnight. PIC: home made Sambar Powder.
2. LENTILS: in a pot, add the Lentils with 2 cups of Water until boiling. When the liquid has rediced, add more Water, 1 cup at a time. Continue to cook until the Lentils have disintegrated and turns to mush. Turn off the heat and set aside..
3. MUTTON: in a large pot, heat 4-5 Tbsp of of Cooking Oil until hot. Add the Onions, Garlic, Ginger and Fresh Coriander Stems and fry them until fragrant (10 seconds). Next, add the Mutton, mix well and stir fry them until the Mutton browns all over..
4. ASSEMBLE: once the mutton browns, add 5 cups of Water as well as the Vegetables, the Red and Green Chillies, the Tamarind Slices (or Tamarind Juice), Palm Sugar, Salt (season as you go) and Lentils. Bring it to a simmer, cover the pot and cook for 1 hour or until the Mutton is tender and the liquid has reduced. Stir the bottom every 5 minutes..
5. AROMATICS & HERBS: while waiting for the ragout, heat 1 Tbsp of Cooking Oil in a pan and toast the Curry Leaves, Fenugreek and Mustard Seeds. WHEN the ragout looks done, add the Aromatics into the stew and mix well. Serve and garnish with Fresh Coriander Leaves..