Moong Dal With Bottle Gourd
About Moong Dal With Bottle Gourd
Moong dal is a soft than other dal and easy to digest. Doctor always prescribe for light food, moong dal and bottle gourd also in the same list. Bottle gourd has calcium, so combination both is a healthy food. This is a Bengali traditional recipe. We can find every Bengali knows how to cook. Though there is little bit difference in every home chef. I have cooked in my own style.
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Ingredients
- 1 bowl Moong Dal (roasted)
- 1 cup Bottle Gourd (finely chopped)
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 2 tsp Ginger Paste
- 2 tsp Cumin (or paste paste)
- slice Green Chillies
- 2 tsp Tomato Paste
- 2 tbsp Desi Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 tsp Chilli (kashmir)
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
- 2 leaves Bay Leaves 2 (bay)
- 2 Whole Red Chilli
- 1-2 tsp Salt (or as per taste)
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Instructions
- Wash the moong dal, add mustard oil in a preheated pan. Roast the washed dal till light brown. Then keep separate.
- Now in the same pan add oil then bay leaves, roasted dal, ginger paste, turmeric powder, cumin paste, tomato paste, finely chopped bottle gourd and salt. Cook till soft dal and bottle gourd.
- Now take a preheated frying pan add pure ghee then whole red chilli, cumin seeds and Kashmir red chilli powder. Pour into the cooked dal and serve with steam rice.
Recipe Notes
When any Bengali friends and relatives come to my house I try to cook this recipe. Everyone enjoy the traditional recipe.
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Yum! This recipe is a must-try.
Such a flavorful dish! Can’t wait to taste it.
This looks so appetizing! Thank you.
This looks amazing! Thanks for sharing.
Looks so mouthwatering! Thanks for sharing.