![Dal Shuktani](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani.png)
Today I will share How to make Dal Shuktani, a ubiquitous recipe of Bengalis on summer days. Many people know it as a ‘Sobji diye tetor dal’ or ‘Shukto dal’. It is a straightforward and healthy recipe, which goes well with rice and curry.
![Dal Shuktani](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-3.png)
Equipment used
- Big pan
- Frying pan/kadai
- Big bowl
- Spatula
Ingredients
- Moong dal-3/4 cup
- Bitter gourd-1
- Papaya (curry cut)-1/2 cup
- Ridge gourd (curry cut)-1/2 cup
- Long beans (curry cut)—1/2 cup
- Cumin -1/2 tbsp
- Turmeric powder-1/2 tbsp
- Shukto masala (dry roast panchphoron, radhuni, and red chili in a 2:2:1 ratio, let them cool down to room temperature and make a powder)
- Ghee -1/2 tbsp
- Mustard oil-2.5 tbsp
- Sugar-1/4th tbsp
- salt
- Red chili-3
How to make Dal Shuktani
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadai and add the slices of bitter gourd and fry them well
![Dal Shuktani step1](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step1.png)
Once fried, and then take them out of the oil
![Dal Shuktani step2](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step2.png)
Heat half tbsp oil in a pan and add 1/4th tbsp cumin for tempering
![Dal Shuktani step3](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step-3.png)
Then add the moong dal and sauté them till it changes its color( simultaneously a nice aroma starts coming)
![Dal Shuktani step4](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step4.png)
Then add 2 cups of water; and add long beans
![Dal Shuktani step5](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step5.png)
Now add the curry cut ridge gourd
![Dal Shuktani step6](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step6.png)
And also add the papaya
![Dal Shuktani step7](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step7.png)
Add turmeric powder
![Dal Shuktani step8](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step8.png)
Then add the Shukto powder
![Dal Shuktani step 9](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step9.png)
Now add sugar and salt
![Dal Shuktani step10](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step10.png)
Allow the dal to cook in low heat for 15-20 minutes without cover, and then turn off the heat, when the dal cooked properly and became a little thick consistency
![Dal Shuktani step11](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step11.png)
Heat oil in a kadai; add cumin and red chili for tempering
![Dal Shuktani step12](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step12.png)
As they splutter and sizzle, pour the cooked dal very carefully
![](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step13.png)
Mix them well
![Dal Shuktani step14](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step14.png)
Add the fried bitter gourd
![Dal Shuktani step15](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step15.png)
And turn off the heat
![Dal Shuktani step16](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step16.png)
Transfer the dal to a serving plate and serve it hot with rice and curry
![Dal Shuktani step17](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Dal-Shuktani-step17.png)
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- Macher Matha Diye Moong Dal Recipe
- Dal Potol Recipe
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