Palidu

A childhood memory that Shirin Dhoondia vividly recollects is enjoying a Sunday feast of DCP, an acronym coined by the younger members of the Bohri community for the vegetarian dish, Dal Chawal Palidu. Its lengthy recipe includes preparing lentil rice and using the leftover water from boiled lentils to make palidu — a medium spicy curry starring drumsticks thickened with chickpea or wheat flour.