Chalna is a nutritious dish cooked in a mixture of dals and chicken/mutton bones. Chalna is unique and tasty with thick spicy gravy. The dish goes well with rice and roti and is a quite nutritious combo of veggies, dal and chicken/mutton bones that benefits human body. Chalna can be easily prepared at home with readily available ingredients. You can explore a well illustrated Chalna dish here that can be simply prepared.

Prep Time | 30 minutes |
Servings |
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Ingredients
- Chicken/Mutton bones - 1 cup
- Red gram(Thuvaraparippu) - 1/2 cup
- Bengal gram(Kadalaparippu) - 1/2 cup
- Onions(chopped) - 1/4 cup
- Tomato(big chunks) - 1/2 cup
- Ginger(made fresh) -
- Bay leaf(Vazhana/Karuga ela) - 1 no
- Cinnamon(Karugapatta) - 1" stick
- Cloves(Grambu) - 1 -
- Onions(chopped) - 1/2 cup
- Tomatoes(chopped) - 1/4 cup
- Brinjal(Vazhuthananga) - 2 small
- Raw mango(big chunks) - 4 nos
- Curry leaves(Few) -
- Chilly powder - 1 tbsp
- Coriander powder - 2 tbsp
- Coriander leaves(For garnishing) -
- Oil - 1 -
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Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan. Saute cinnamon, clove and curry leaves.
- Add chopped half cup onions and tomatoes and saute well.
- When it is done, add chilly powder and coriander powder.
- Add brinjal and cook, until it becomes tender.
- Stir in mango chunks. Add the previously cooked dal and mutton mixture. Simmer for 10 mins.
- Garnish with coriander leaves. :- Serve Clalna dish hot with Biriyani.
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