Titar dal (moong dal made with lauki and karela)

Name: Titar dal (moong dal made with lauki and karela)
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup raw moong dal; 1.1/2 cup small cubed lauki; 2 medium sized karela chopped finely into rounds; 1 tbsp scraped coconut; 2 tsp ghee; 2 tsp mustard oil; 1 dry red chilli; 1/2 tsp mustard,methi and radhuni; 1/2 tsp haldi; To taste salt and sugar; 1/2 tsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp chopped coriander

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Bengali style Tetor dal is a delicacy of Yeast Bengal and is a nutritious recipe with all the goodness of lauki and karela and served with rice for lunch accompanied with papad, fried bhindi, potato or brinjal fritters.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

1 cupraw moong dal
1.1/2 cupsmall cubed lauki
2medium sized karela chopped finely into rounds
1 tbspscraped coconut
2 tspghee
2 tspmustard oil
1dry red chilli
1/2 tspmustard,methi and radhuni
1/2 tsphaldi
To tastesalt and sugar
1/2 tspginger paste
1 tbspchopped coriander

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Steps

1

Cube lauki and pressure cook in little salted water upto 2 whistles,release steam and open lid
2

Lauki should not be overcooked.Set aside.Pressure cook dal with little haldi, salt and ghee
3

Dal should not be overcooked.Meanwhile fry chopped karela and set aside.In the remaining oil sprinkle mustard, methi,radhuni and broken red chilli.When they splutter, add it to the cooked dal.Add ginger paste and boiled lauki.
4

While the dal is boiling add the fried karela and also scraped coconut.
5

Garnish with chopped coriander and ghee.Serve with rice.