Dal Gosht or Daal Gosht - is one of the very popular Mutton Recipes in Pakistan and India. It is basically a mutton simmered with spices, mixture of toor dal and masoor dal, or just any either of them. Whereas, dalchaa is mutton simmered with spices and chana dal (split bengal gram dal) with slight different method. Be it a Dal Gosht recipe or a Dalchaa, this is very frequent menu from my kitchen. And not just myself, but my family is a huge – huge fan of this irresistible mutton delicacy.
Difference between Daal Ghosht and Dalchaa
Actually, there is not a great differentiation but a little similarity between them. Daal gosht is also made using black lentil / gram i.e. kaali dal, maash ki dal or dhuli urad dal. While, Dalcha is made using chana dal only. You may or may not add Lauki or dudhi to dalchaa as well as dudhi dal gosht recipe.
Mumbai Style Dal Gosht Ingredients:
Let me start by making it a point at a beginning itself. There are two main ingredients and dishes to be made here to make one dish i.e. dal gosht recipe. For this dish you need to make a long list of ingredients. So first, I will start with the list to boil the dal. For that you need toor dal, masoor dal, turmeric and water, boil everything together.
Then, we need whole spices like cinnamon, green cardamom, black cardamom, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, cloves and black peppercorns. If you see I have also used star anise or chakri phool and stone flower or dagad phool, as they give brilliant fresh flavors to the daal gosht. However, you can skip it if have no access to it.
The other ingredients we need are onions, tomatoes, ginger paste, garlice paste and gree chillies. Furthermore, we need bay leaves, curry leaves, mint leaves, red chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder, water, salt and oil. Curry leaves is actually flavor enhancer of the dal gosht recipe. That different flavor is kicked in by curry leaves only. And no dal gosht recipe is complete without curry leaves.
for tadka
And we need to make a tempering i.e. tadka too. For that you require, cumin seeds, red whole chilies, garlic cloves, red chilli powder and ghee.Even in tadka, you may add some more curry leaves, if you wish too
Note: Do not make the dal and mutton together. It may lose all its audacity of flavors which we get differently from both the main ingredients.
Serve Dal Gosht With
Serve it with variety of breads like tandoori roti, butter naan and butter kulcha. It goes the best with rice. Jeera rice and baghare chawal is the most popular and loved side to go with it. Other than that bagharey chawal and regular steamed rice are perfect to go with this dal gosht recipe. Quickly note down the method below and get started in your kitchen. Sharing my recipe of dal gosht with you all… make it at home and get ready to earn laurels from your family members and guests 🙂
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Mumbai Style Dal Gosht Recipe:
Dal Gosht
Ingredients
to cook dal gosht recipe
- 750 grams Lamb ((mutton on bone))
- ¾ cup split pigeon pea ((toor dal))
- ¾ cup split red lentils ((masoor dal))
- 3 onions (medium size, finely sliced or chopped)
- 2 tomatoes (medium size, finely chopped)
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- ¾ tablespoon ginger paste
- 2 bay leaves
- ½ tablespoon coriander powder
- 2 teaspoons red chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 3-4 green chillies (finely chopped or crushed)
- 8-10 curry leaves
- Juice of 1 large lemon
- Water as needed
- Salt as per taste
- 100 ml oil
To grind to a fine powder :
- 5-6 green cardamom
- 8-10 black peppercorns
- 2 inch cinnamon stick
- 6-8 cloves
- 2 black cardamom
- 1½ tsp cumin seeds
- 1 star anise
- 1½ tsp fennel seeds
- 1½ cm A small piece of stone flower (aka dagadh phool - optional)
For tadka:
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 3-4 dried red chillies
- 4-5 garlic cloves (chopped)
- ½ teaspoon red chili powder
- 2 tablespoons ghee
Instructions
- Firstly dry roast the fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon, elaichi, black cardamom, cloves, black peppercorns, star anise, and stone flower.
- Then, add the roasted whole spices into a grinder and grind it to fine powder
- To boil dal, clean and wash the dal well. Add it to pressure cooker along with little turmeric powder and 4 cups of water.
- Cover and cook until the dal is done.
- To begin with, heat oil in a pressure cooker. Once the oil heats up, add onions and fry until soft and pink.
- Then, add bay leaves and green chilies and fry for few seconds
- Now add mutton and saute on high for another 2 minutes
- Then, add ginger paste and garlic paste, saute on high for 2 minutes
- Add chopped tomato, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cook on high for another 3-4 minutes.
- Once the tomato softens, add ground masala powder and mix
- Then add 3 cups of water, bring it to a boil, cover and cook until mutton is done. I cooked it for 4 whistles on high and then simmer 5-7 minutes on low.
- Once the meat is done, allow it release preassure on its own. Then add boiled dal and mix.
- Next, add water and adjust the consistency, if needed. Then add curry leaves and mix.
- Add chopped mint leaves, juice of one large lemon and bring it to a boil. Then, simmer the dal gosht on low for 5-7 minutes
For tadka
- In small pan, heat ghee. Add cumin seeds, allow it to crackle
- Add garlic and fry anoter few seconds.
- When it starts turning light golden brown, add whole red chili and fry for another few seconds.
- Add chili powder and immediately switch off the heat. Pour the tadka over the dal. Dish out and serve hot dal gosht with bagharey chawal, pulao or steamed rice.
Nutrition
How To Make Dal Gosht Recipe Step by Step
to make daal gosht masala powder
- Firstly dry roast the fennel seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon, elaichi, black cardamom, cloves, black peppercorns, star anise, and stone flower.
2. Then, add the roasted whole spices into a grinder and grind it to fine powder
3. To boil dal, firstly, clean and wash the dal well. Add it to pressure cooker along with little turmeric powder and 4 cups of water.
4. Cover and cook until the dal is done.
to cook dal gosht
5. To begin with, heat oil in a pressure cooker. Once the oil heats up, add onions and fry until soft and pink.
6. Then, add bay leaves and green chilies and fry for few seconds
7. Now add mutton and saute on high for another 2 minutes
8. Then, add ginger paste and garlic paste, saute on high for 2 minutes
9. Add chopped tomato, red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and cook on high for another 3-4 minutes.
10. Once the tomato softens, add ground dal gosht masala powder and mix
11. Then add 3 cups of water, bring it to a boil, cover and cook until mutton is done. I cooked it for 4 whistles on high and then simmer 5-7 minutes on low.
12. Once the meat is done, allow it release preassure on its own. Then add boiled dal and mix.
13. Next, add water and adjust the consistency, if needed. Then add curry leaves and mix.
14. Add chopped mint leaves and bring it to a boil. Then, simmer the dal gosht on low for 5-7 minutes
For Dal Gosht Tadka
18. Then, add chilli powder and immediately switch off the heat. Pour the tadka over the dal gosht. Dish out and serve hot dal gosht with bagharey chawal, pulao or steamed rice.
Joseph Nadar says
When to add lemon?
Farrukh Aziz says
Hello Joseph,
I apologise, missed mentioning it, doing the needful right away. Thank you very much for asking this.
Yasmin says
Sounds amazing, my mouth is watering
Prashant says
superb mouth watering dal ghost ever
Farrukh Aziz says
Thank you very much Prashant 🙂
Areesha khan says
It's delicious .. really very thankful to u..😘
jayati says
My 1st attempt and it turned out to a very delicious meal. Thank you
Farrukh Aziz says
Thank you Jayati, happy to hear that! 🙂
Anupama says
I tried this recipe today, everybody liked it.
Thank you so much.
rakhshi says
i cannot just stay away from this mouth watering delicacy for a long, have to make it tonight now, going right away into the kitchen.
anjali kumari says
how do you even make it this perfect farrukh!
Farrukh Aziz says
Thank you Anjali 🙂
Regards
Farrukh