Hey everyone, it’s me, Dave, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, tetor dal (bitter gourd yellow mung stew). It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Tetor Daal - daal, as we all know, is Indian lentil stew and teto refers to bitter gourd. This light lentil stew with a hint of bitter taste is a. Tetor Daal - daal, as we all know, is Indian lentil stew and teto refers to bitter gourd.
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To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook tetor dal (bitter gourd yellow mung stew) using 9 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Yellow Mung Stew):
- Make ready 2 bitter gourds
- Take 3/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- Make ready 1 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Make ready 1/2 cup yellow mung beans
- Prepare 2 cups water
- Take 2 teaspoon oil
- Take 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- Take 1 tablespoon grated ginger
- Take 2 dry red chilies
Watch detailed Video of Lau diye Tetor Dal Recipe. Yellow mung with bitter melons is a very traditional Bengali recipe. This recipe belongs to the first course of a Bengali lunch. The presence of the bitter melons enhances the flavors and the addition of the bottle gourd to this dish helps neutralizes the bitterness to a more subtle taste with beautiful.
Steps to make Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Yellow Mung Stew):
- Trim the end of the bitter gourds and slice it very thin. Place the slices in a bowl and sprinkle turmeric powder and salt. Mix it all together and keep aside for 30 minutes.
- Dry roast the mung beans in a pan and once it starts releasing the aroma, turn off the flame and soak the roasted beans in water and then, let it soak for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, strain the soaked lentils and add it to a pan along with the water and rest of the salt. Place the pan in high heat and bring the water to a boil. Then, bring down the heat to medium and let it simmer for 20 minutes.
- While the lentils cook, fry the bitter gourds. Place a pan on medium high heat and pour 1 tablespoon of oil. Once the oil heats up, layer the slices and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Let the slices crisp up and turn golden brown in colour. Keep the fried bitter gourd aside once done.
- Once the lentils are boiled and the bitter gourd is fried, you can make the dal.
- Place a skillet or a saucepan on medium high heat and pour 1 teaspoon of oil. When the oil heats up, scatter the cumin seeds, grated ginger and the dry red chilli. Let it cook for a few seconds and then, drop rest of the turmeric powder. Give it a stir, drop the boiled lentil and the fried bitter gourds. Give it another stir and let it simmer for 5 minutes.
- Check salt and add any, if required. If you want the dal consistency to be thinner, add more water and cook for 2 more minutes.
- Squeeze fresh lemon juice, garnish with cilantro leaves and serve warm.
The Bitter Gourd serves this purpose delightfully and so is much loved in Bengali households. Recently when I went to Salem, my MIL gave me few bitter gourds that was grown in our backyard. Usually I make bitter gourd pitlai, poriyal or crispy bitter gourd chips. This time for a change, I tried Bengali style Tetor dal recipe with moong dal and bitter gourd (Korola in Bengali). Moong Dal Tadka Recipe - Yellow Dal.
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