Titar Dal
November 20, 2012
Bengali style Lentil cooked with lauki and karela
Cuisine
Bengali
Course
Main Course
Serves
6
Method
Stovetop
Difficulty
Easy
Cook Time
20 minutes
- Cuisine Bengali
- Course Main Course
- Serves 6
- Method Stovetop
- Difficulty Easy
- Cook Time 20 minutes
Ingredients
moong dal
250 grams
cooking oil
1 tablespoon
bottle gourd medium size (lauki)
500 grams
bitter gourd medium size (karela)
1
ginger paste
1 teaspoon
salt
2 teaspoon
turmeric powder
1 teaspoon
methi (dried fenugreek seeds)
1 teaspoon
bay leaves
2
Instructions
1. Cut the Bitter Gourd (Karela) and Bottle Gourd (Lauki) in pieces
2. Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Then add bitter gourd (karela), bay leaves and methi. Fry it for 4-5 minutes.
3. Add the bottle gourd, ginger paste, salt, turmeric powder and moong dal, and mix it well. Put the lid on and pressure cook for three whistles.
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