Dalma

This is an authentic odiya dish, prepared in every odiya household. This is used as an accompaniment to rice. Since its main ingredient is Dal(Lentil), it is the usual accompaniment for rice in Odisha.I can also be had with roti.

Ingredients
Thoor Dal - 5 table spoons
Brinjal - 1
Pumpkin -6 to 7 cube sized pieces
Potato - 1
Tomato - 1
Beans - 4 to 5
Raw banana -  6 to 7 cube sized pieces
Jeera - 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf  - 1
Red chilli - 2
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Ghee -  1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tbs
 Salt - to taste

Procedure

• In a pan, fry the 1 tsp of jeera and the red chilli, till the jeera turns dark brown. Powder this, and keep it aside.
• Boil water in a vessel. Add dal, turmeric powder, and salt
• After 5 minutes, add the cut vegetables, and boil, till dal and vegetables or cooked. Alternatively, you could pressure cook the same.
• In a pan, pour in the Ghee, once it is hot, add jeera and bay leaf, fry for a minute. Add the cooked dal and vegetable mix to the pan, add the ground jeera chilli powder on the top,close the pan with a lid.
• Dalma is ready to eat.

You can add other traditional vegetables of your choice, like drumstick, papaya, etc. based on availability.