Jhinge diye Bhaja Muger Dal

Name: Jhinge diye Bhaja Muger Dal
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup split green gram (moong dal), dry roasted & soaked for 30 minutes; 2 cups Ridge gourd (turai) cut into roundels; 1 tbsp. mustard oil; 1-2 bay leaves; 2 dry red chilies; 1/2 tsp. panch phoron (equal quantities of fennel, fenugreek, mustard, cumin & nigella seeds); 1 " cinnamon stick; 2 green cardamoms; 4 cloves; 1 tsp. ginger, grated; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1-2 green chilies; 1/2 tsp. roasted cumin powder; 1 tsp. ghee (clarified butter); 2 tbsp. coriander leaves, chopped

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#dalcurry - This is no restaurant style dish. It is just a simple Bengali homemade style moong dal recipe with turai / ridge gourd thrown in. This is a 'no-onion-no garlic' recipe. I just did a tempering of ginger, bay leaves, whole garam masala and panch phoron and finished off with coriander leaves and ghee for some flavour. You can enjoy it with plain steamed rice and papad as accompaniment.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

1/2 cupsplit green gram (moong dal), dry roasted & soaked for 30 minutes
2 cupsRidge gourd (turai) cut into roundels
1 tbsp.mustard oil
1-2bay leaves
2dry red chilies
1/2 tsp.panch phoron (equal quantities of fennel, fenugreek, mustard, cumin & nigella seeds)
1 " cinnamon stick
2green cardamoms
4cloves
1 tsp.ginger, grated
to tastesalt
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
1-2green chilies
1/2 tsp.roasted cumin powder
1 tsp.ghee (clarified butter)
2 tbsp.coriander leaves, chopped

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Steps

1

Discard the peel partially and cut into roundels.
2

Pressure cook the dal & the chopped turai in 1 cup water & turmeric powder for 4-5 whistles.
3

Heat oil in a pan & temper with the bay leaf, red chilies, panch phoron, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves. Allow it to splutter.
4

Add the grated ginger & saute for a few seconds.
5

Add the boiled dal, cumin powder, salt & green chilies. Simmer on a low flame for 2-3 minutes.
6

When done, add ghee and coriander leaves.
7

Serve with plain steamed rice for a great comfort meal.