Odia Egg Dalma
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Odia dalma with boiled eggs — toor daal and mixed vegetables tempered with cumin and dry red chilli, finished with eggs.
Prep time30 min
Cook time30 min
Total time60 min
Servings4
Ingredients
- 4 eggs, boiled and peeled
- 1 cup toor daal (arhar), soaked 30 minutes
- 1 potato, cubed
- 1/2 cup pumpkin, cubed
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 dried red chillies
- 1/2 tsp haldi (turmeric)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp oil or ghee
- Fresh coriander for garnish
Method
- Boil the daal with potato, pumpkin, tomato, haldi and salt until soft.
- Heat oil in a small pan; add cumin seeds and dried red chillies until they crackle.
- Pour the tempering over the daal and stir well.
- Add the boiled eggs and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Garnish with coriander and serve with rice.
Nutrition — estimated per serving
Calories (estimate)290 kcal
Protein (estimate)14 g
Fat (estimate)12 g
Carbs (estimate)26 g
Nutrition values are estimates based on standard per-egg values (about 72 kcal, 6.3 g protein, 4.8 g fat, 0.4 g carbs per large egg).
Tips, food safety & substitutions
Food safety: boil eggs fully and serve hot. Allergen: egg. Substitute: use moong daal instead of toor daal, or add any seasonal vegetable. Nutrition figures are estimates only, based on standard per-egg values.