the food i grew up with • ep 3 - dalcha + bagara khana used long grain basmati rice from deccanrice for the bagara khana! 🤍 great texture and a really impressive variety across their range. recipe: boil 1/2 cup chana dal until it softens, mash it and keep it aside. dalcha: 1. In a pressure cooker, add 450gm mutton, one small onion, 2 small tomatoes, 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 3 green chillies, salt to taste, 1/4th tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp red chillies powder, 5 tbsp oil and mix well. Cook on high until the pressure builds and the whistle goes off, then lower the flame and cook on a low flame for 15 minutes until the meat cooks through. 2. ⁠open the pressure cooker lid, and cook this on a medium flame while constantly stirring until the oil separates. 3. ⁠add about 400gm kaddu/bottle gourd cut into small diamond shapes. add 1/2 cup water and cook on medium flame until the bottle gourd softens a bit. 4. ⁠the add the mashed dal, 1/2 cup tamarind pulp, curry leaves, 1/4th cup chopped cilantro, salt to taste, 1 tsp garam masala, and 1 cup water and mix well. add more water if the consistency is too thick. 5. ⁠cook this on a high flame for 5-7 minutes and then on low for about 10 minutes. and you’re done! bagara khana: wash and soak 1 cup basmati rice and set aside for 20 minutes 1. in a pan, add 3 tbsp oil and when that heats up - add 1/2 tsp shahzeera, 2 small sticks of cinnamon, 2-3 cardomom pods, 2 cloves and saute for 20 seconds. 2. ⁠then add 1/2 a thinly sliced onion and saute until it turns pink. add 2 slit green chillies, 1.5 tsp ginger garlic paste and cook this while constantly stirring. then add 2 tbsp freshly chopped mint leaves, 2 tbsp freshly chopped cilantro. cook for 2 minutes until everything fries and the flavor is well incorporated. 3. ⁠add 1.5 cups water and salt to taste. let the water come to a boil and then add the soaked rice. 4. ⁠let this cook on high until the rice and water levels. at this point, cover the pot and let it cook on a low flame for about 10 minutes and it’s ready! #dalcha #hyderabadifood #bagarakhana #bagararice #foodigrewupwith — TikTok @noorbaqtiar