Meghalaya Style Do O Kalai Recipe - Chicken With Black Lentils

Name: Meghalaya Style Do O Kalai Recipe - Chicken With Black Lentils
Prep time: 35 min
Cuisine: North East India Recipes
Ingredients: 500 grams Chicken; (Preferably with skin); curry cut; 150 grams Black Urad Dal (Whole); soaked overnight; 1 Onion; chopped; 3 tablespoons Ginger; grated; 2 tablespoons Garlic; minced; 3 Green Chillies; chopped (adjust); 1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder; Red chilly powder( 1 to 2 tbsp); 2 teaspoons Lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon Cooking soda; or baking soda; optional; 1 tablespoon Oil; Salt; to taste

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 35 M

Course Side Dish

Cuisine North East India Recipes

Diet High Protein Non Vegetarian

Do O Kalai Recipe is a simple yet delicious chicken curry from Garo and Khasi mountainous regions of Meghalaya. The cooking here is very healthy using minimal spices and oil. The chicken is usually cooked along with its skin to impart taste to the dish.

Ingredients

500 grams Chicken
(Preferably with skin)
curry cut
150 grams Black Urad Dal (Whole)
soaked overnight
1 Onion
chopped
3 tablespoons Ginger
grated
2 tablespoons Garlic
minced
3 Green Chillies
chopped (adjust)
1 tablespoon Red Chilli powder
Red chilly powder( 1 to 2 tbsp)
2 teaspoons Lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Cooking soda
or baking soda
optional
1 tablespoon Oil
Salt
to taste

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making Meghalaya Style Do O Kalai Recipe soak the black lentils overnight

Step 2

Start by grinding the onions, ginger, & garlic together in a small grinder jar to a smooth paste

Step 3

Add a couple of teaspoons of water only if required

Step 4

Keep it aside

Step 5

Take a pressure cooker and heat a little cooking oil in it

Step 6

On a medium heat, add the green chillies and saute for a few seconds

Step 7

Add onion-ginger-garlic paste and saute continuously so that the paste does not get burnt

Step 8

Once the raw smell disappears from the onion paste, add in the curry cut chicken and saute till well coated

Step 9

Once the chicken is well coated with the paste, add the red chilli powder

Step 10

Mix it well till the red chilli powder coats the chicken evenly

Step 11

Add the soaked urad dal lentils, salt to taste and cooking soda to the pressure cooker and mix

Step 12

Now close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook on a low heat for a couple of whistles till the lentils are tender and soft and mushy to form like a gravy and the chicken is cooked as well

Step 13

After a few whistles turn off heat, allow the pressure of the cooker to release naturally

Step 14

Once the pressure is released, remove the lid and add in the lemon juice

Step 15

Transfer the Do O Kalai into a serving bowl and serve hot

Step 16

Serve Do O Kalai Recipe with Yellow Pumpkin Pulav Recipe or Manipuri Style Tan Ngang Recipe, Manipuri Style Alu Kangmet Recipe and Narikol Pitha Recipe for a complete meal plate