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Dal Goat

June 4, 2019 by Senthil Sadasivam Recipe rating:
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Dal Goat is one of the most favorite dishes for my son and me. This will always be one of the items I order whenever we go to a restaurant!

I love my Dal Goat with Jeera Rice while my son enjoys it with Garlic Nan or Chapathi. This is a very simple dish and can be made in a jiffy.

There is an another similar and popular dish called “Mutton Dalcha” (goat cooked with dal and select vegetables like eggplant, raw banana and green mango) that is famous in Tamil Nadu. Mutton Dalcha is typically served along with biryanis, yumm!!! I will cover this recipe on an another post some other day.

Dal Goat
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Dal Goat

Dal Goat is a finger licking comfort food that is meant to be enjoyed with jeera rice (or Nan or Chapathi)

Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Dal, Dal Goat, Dal Lamb, Dal Mutton, Ghost, Goat, Lamb, Mutton
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 people
Author Senthil Sadasivam

Ingredients

To pressure cook goat

  • 2 lbs Goat shoulder/ leg small pieces
  • 2 tbsp Ginger/ Garlic paste
  • 1/2 tbsp Chili powder
  • 1/2 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 1 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/4 cup Shallots/ onion chopped
  • 2 Green Chilies chopped
  • Salt to taste

To pressure cook dal

  • 1 cup Chana dal soaked
  • 1 tsp Hing
  • 1 tsp Turmeric
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 3 cups Water
  • 1 tbsp Oil

Tadka ingredients

  • 1 inch Cinnamon
  • 5 Cloves
  • 4 Cardamon
  • 1 Star anise
  • 2 Marathi Moggu optional
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 2 sprigs Curry leaves
  • 1 tsp Fennel powder
  • 1 tsp Cummin powder
  • 1/2 cup Onion chopped
  • 1/2 cup Tomatoes chopped
  • 3 Green chilies slit
  • 3 tbsp Coconut paste
  • 1/2 tbsp Lime juice
  • 1/4 cup Cilantro chopped
  • 2 tbsp Oil

Instructions

  1. Pressure cook goat pieces: Wash and clean goat pieces (shoulder meat tastes great for this recipe) and add to a large pressure cooker with enough water to immerse the meat.  Add ginger/garlic paste, chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, chopped shallots/ onion, chopped green chilies, salt and mix well.  Pressure cook for 3 whistles and let it sit for some time until the pressure releases on its own.

  2. Pressure cook dal: Pressure cook dal along with hing, turmeric and oil to just one whistle. The dal should be cooked and retain its shape but should not be overcooked/ get mashed up.

  3. Prepare tadka with the ingredients listed. Add pressure cooked goat pieces along with the stock and half of the cooked dal. Mash the remaining half of the dal and add to the pot and cook for 5 to 10 mins.

  4. Add coconut paste, mix well, check salt and let it simmer stirring occasionally for about 10 mins.

  5. Drizzle some lime juice (if preferred) and garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with steaming fragrant Jeera Rice or Nan or Chapathi.

Recipe Notes

  • You can pressure cook dal (without soaking) directly with goat.  But I prefer to soak dal and then pressure cook separately so I can control the consistency of the cooked dal.
  • For vegetarians: You can use this recipe to make vegetarian Dal fry by skipping meat.
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