Tetor dal (lentils cooked with bitter gourd and bottle gourd)

Tetor dal (lentils cooked with bitter gourd and bottle gourd)

Source : Cube Bottle Gourd And Pressure Cook With 1/2 Cup Water And Little Salt Only One Whistle Open Lid After 2 Minutes Set Aside Boil Moong Dal With Salt Turm...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : July 29, 2026

Step:

  1. Cube bottle gourd and pressure cook with 1/2 cup water and little salt only one whistle.Open lid after 2 minutes.Set aside.Boil moong dal with salt,turmeric and ghee for 2 whistles with 1 cup water.Open pressure after 5 minutes.Meanwhile fry the bitter gourd. Mix all in the dal Heat mustard oil in a wok and sprinkle phoron and dry red chillies.When it splutters pour this in dal and boil till well mixed.The dal should not be overboiled.Add 1 tsp sugar and scraped coconut.Serve with rice.

Ingredients

  1. 1/2 cup unfried yellow moong dal
  2. 1 cup cubed bottle gourd (lauki)
  3. 2 bitter gourd sliced
  4. 1 1/2 tsp ginger paste
  5. 1 tbsp scraped coconut
  6. 1/4 th tsp turmeric powder
  7. 2 dry red chillies
  8. 1/2 tsp mustard, methi and radhuni(ajmod) seeds for phoron
  9. 1 tbsp mustard oil
  10. 1 tsp ghee
  11. 2 cups water approximately
  12. To taste salt and sugar
  13. 1 tbsp chopped coriander

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