Loki Ka Dalcha Recipe By Zubaida Tariq

Ingredients:

• Split Orange Gram 1- ½ cup
• Loki 1- ½ kg
• Tamarind Pulp 1 cup
• Oil 1 cup
• Finely Chopped Tomatoes 3
• Whole Green Chilies 5
• Curry Leaves few
• Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
• Crushed and Roasted Cinnamon 1 tsp
• Crushed Red Chilies 1 tbsp
• Ginger Garlic Paste 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. First wash 1- ½ cup split orange gram with warm water and keep them to boil.
2. When the gram is done, then blend it.
3. Now in a pan, heat 1 cup oil and add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tbsp crushed red chilies and cook it.
4. Then add 2 finely chopped tomatoes.
5. When the water of the tomatoes evaporate, then add 1 -1/2 kg loki and 5 whole green chilies.
6. Then add gram and add a bit of water and let the loki get done properly.
7. When loki is done, then add few curry leaves and 1 cup tamarind pulp.
8. In the end after 5 minutes, add 1 tsp crushed and red cinnamon and keep it on simmer.Delicious Loki ka dalcha is ready.