Chalna / Salna

Chalna / Salna
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This is bascially a side dish for mutton bryani.
toor dhal - 1/2 cup
mutton bones with little mutton - 1/4 kg
tamarind - small lime size soak and take the extract
sambar onion - 15 pcs
green chilly - 1
pudhina ,curry , corainder leaves - 1 handful altogether
gigner-garlic paste - 1 tblsp
tomato - 2 small
turmeric pdr - 1/4 tsp
red chilly pdr - 1 tsp
coriander pdr - 1 1/2 tsp
brinjal - 4 ,cut in lengthwise
mango - 4 slices
salt reqd
oil reqd
make a coarse paste of 1/2 tsp of saunf with 4 tblsp of coconut.

In a presuure pan, add 1 tsp of oil add onions,green chilly, mutton bone pieces, ginger garlic paste saute for 2 to 3 mins, then add pudhina leaves, tomato and saute till the tomato mashes. then add turmeric, red chilly, coriander pdr and fry for 2 minutes. Now add toor dhal and add 2 cups of water, reqd salt and cook for 2 whistles.
once the pressure is released, now add brinjal. when the brinjal is half cooked add tamarind extract, then allow it to boil after 5 minutes add mango slices and coconut paste and allow it to cook for 5 minutes.
Now for tadka in a separate kadai, add 2 tsp of oil put kaduku, urad dhal, cinnamon - 2 pcs, cloves - 2 pcs, elaichi - 2 pcs, one red chilly , when it pops up add curry leaves and transfer this in the dhal mixture. Now let it boil for 2 to 3 minutes. garnish with coriander leaves , serve it for mutton bryani.
We can also make for veg bryani without mutton pieces. This will be good combination for bryani. We can also have this for idli, dosa , idiyappam, appam.