Mutton Dalcha

Ingredients:

• Mutton - 1 kg
• Toor dal - 1/2 cup
• Channa dal - 1/4 cup
• Onion - 2
• Curry leaves - a bunch
• Tomato - 2
• Potato - 2 
• Radish - 2 
• Carrot - 1
• Brinjal - 4 small
• Ginger/Garlic paste - 2 tbsp
• Green chilly - 2
• Tamarind - small lemon size
• Turmeric powder - 2 tsp
• Salt - to taste

Spices:

• Sambar/curry powder - 3 tbsp
• Corriander powder - 2 tbsp
• Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
• Pepper powder - 1 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1 1/2 tsp

To season:

• Cumin seeds - 2 tsp
• Cinnamon - 1"
• Cloves - 3
• Cardamom - 1
• Bay leaf - 1

To Garnish:

• Mint leaves
• Coriander leaves

Preparation

1. Add toor dal, channa dal and 1 tsp turmeric powder in a pressure cooker and cook for 2 whistles and keep it aside (do not mash the dal). 
2. Pressure cook mutton separately with 1 tsp turmeric powder for 3 whistles. 
3. Soak tamarind in warm water.
4. Heat oil in a large pan, add "to season" once it splutters, add onion, curry leaves and salt, after few seconds add ginger/garlic paste, fry till it turns golden brown . 
5. Now add all the vegetables and green chilly,  tomatoes and give it a nice stir. 
6. Once the vegetables are half cooked add the mutton and 'spices'. After the vegetables are completely cooked, add tamarind juice and the cooked dal. Let it simmer for 10 min. 
7. Garnish with mint and coriander leaves.