Dalma

Dalma is an easy and simple dal recipe. It is a very healthy recipe as it contains lot many veggies. It is very easy and simple to make. This Orisa special comfort food recipe tastes just awesome. It is generally made in temples as prasadam or bhog. You can try this authentic, healthy recipe at home and drop a comment for me.   A traditional recipe from Orissa, Dalma is made from nutritious split chick peas cooked along with raw papaya, potatoes and masalas. A quick and easy lunch meal. The curiosity all started with a restaurant in Bangalore named Dalma. I would cross it and wonder what the name means. I had no clue it actually referred to this very popular classic Odia or Oriya dish. And then we met, me and Dalma, the curry, not the restaurant. The restaurant is still a mystery, never stepped in there.

 Dalma was introduced to me by my neighbor who had an Oriya cook. He was fond of cooking his traditional cuisine once in a while and I loved it the first time I ate it. Unfortunately, I never took the recipe from him, but my neighbor who watched over him at times, gave this recipe to me.