Hello everybody, hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, tetor dal (bitter gourd dal / lentil). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil) is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are nice and they look wonderful. Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil) is something which I have loved my entire life.
Bengali Tetor Daal- This Tetor daal is a simple every day kind of daal with a hint of bitterness. It is a summer specialty and includes both the popular summer vegetables- karela/ bitter gourd and The bitter gourd slices are fried before adding in the simmering daal so it reduces the bitterness of karela. Lentil with bitter gourd/Teto r dal is a very healthy and testy daal recipe.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have tetor dal (bitter gourd dal / lentil) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil):
- Make ready 1/2 cup moong dal (split yellow / green gram)
- Get 1/2 cup raw papaya, cubed
- Prepare 1 small bittergourd, sliced
- Make ready 3 tbsp. mustard oil
- Take 2 whole dry red chilies, broken
- Get 2 bay leaves
- Prepare 1/2 tsp. panch phoron (equal quantity of fennel, mustard, cumin, fenugreek and nigella (kalonji) seeds)
- Get 1 tsp. ginger, finely chopped
- Make ready to taste salt
- Get 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder
- Prepare 1 tsp. ghee (clarified butter)
I grew up in a home where bitter gourds or Neem leaves were naturally a part of the meal. These vegetables were never treated to reduce the. …or My Mother's Bitter Dal is a Dal or Lentil Soup with veggies like Lauki or Bottle Gourd and Karela or Bitter Gourd. This is also an entry for this week's Bitterness is mellowed down in this Dal and though it is called Tetor Dal or Bitter Dal, bitterness is just a mellowed fleeting taste intermingling. Recently when I went to Salem, my MIL gave me few bitter gourds that was grown in our backyard.
Steps to make Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil):
- Dry roast the moong dal till light brown. Soak in water for 15-20 minutes. Pressure cook along with the papaya cubes in 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles. Open the lid after it cools down.
- Heat oil and temper with the broken red chilies and panch phoron. After it stops spluttering, add the ginger and Bay leaves and saute for a few seconds.
- Now add the bitter gourd and fry till light brown.
- Add the boiled dal, salt, turmeric powder and 1/2 cup water.
- Bring it to a boil and simmer on low flame for 2-3 minutes. Add ghee and mix well. Serve hot with plain steamed rice.
Usually I make bitter gourd pitlai, poriyal or crispy bitter gourd chips. This time for a change, I tried Bengali style Tetor dal recipe with moong dal and bitter gourd (Korola in Bengali). Lau diye Tetor Dal is traditional Bengali dal which is often cooked during summer days in bengali This nutritious lentil soup is also known as Bengali style Bhaja Muger Dal Uchhe diye or Moong Remove Uchche Bhaja aka fried Bitter Gourd from oil and keep on paper towels. The very special preparation at each and every Bengali household is prepared during summers. But never mind everything spreads beyond boundaries, so whether you are a Bengali or not you can still make this refreshing preparation by just maintaining the following… Lau die Tetor Dal is a traditional Bengali dal recipe usually made during the summer season. it has bottle gourd and bitter gourd which adds nutrition.
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