Yellow lentils with coconut and ridge gourd/ Narkel Jhinge diye muger dal recipe
![Narkel Jhinge diye Muger Dal](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Narkel-Jhinge-diye-Muger-Dal-1.png)
Narkel Jhinge diye muger dal is a simple vegetable dal with tiny pieces of fried coconut and coconut paste with fried ridge gourd, making the recipe very tempting. It will go well with hot steam rice and any bhaji. I am sure this finger-licking dal will compel you to make it again if you had prepared and tested it once. Surely it will beat my Macher Matha Diye Moong Dal Recipe.
So let’s start.
Equipment required
- Wok
- Blender
- Spatula
- Pressure cooker
- Tadka pan
Ingredients
- Moong dal/Yellow lentils-1 cup/100 gm
- Coconut paste-3 tbsp
- Fried Coconut (small pieces)-1/4th cup
- Ridge gourd (cut into medium pieces) -1/200 gm
- Oil-2 tbsp ( 1 spoon for tempering/tadka)
- Ginger-1/2 inch
- Cumin seeds-1/2 tbsp
- Green chilies-2-3
- Turmeric powder-1 tbsp
- Red chili powder-1/4th tbsp
- Red chili-1 for tempering
- Bay leaves-3
- Cardamom-2
- Cinnamon-1/2 inch stick
- Sugar-1/2 tbsp
- Coriander leaves for garnishing
- Salt to taste
Preparation of Narkel Jhinge diye muger dal
Heat a pan and add cumin seeds to roast for a minute
![Muger Dal step1](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step1.png)
- Then add the dry and unwashed lentil to roast till the fine aroma starts coming. It will take 3-4 minutes in medium flame.
![Muger Dal step2](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step2.png)
- Then put the roasted dal in the freshwater to wash( you would lose the flavor if you washed the dal before preparation.
![Muger Dal step3](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step3.png)
- Then Heat a pressure cooker and add bay leaves, cinnamon, and cardamom
![Muger Dal step4](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step4.png)
- Add washed and roasted lentils with water
![Muger Dal step5](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step5.png)
- Then add 2 slit green chilies and grated ginger
![Muger Dal step6](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step6.png)
- Add small pieces of fried coconut
![Muger Dal step7](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step7.png)
- Then add the salt
![Muger Dal step8](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step8.png)
- Close the lid of the pressure cooker and wait for 2 whistles
![Muger Dal step9](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step9.png)
- By that time take a Kadai, and heat the oil
![Muger Dal step10](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step10.png)
- Add medium pieces of jhinge/ridge gourd and stir them for 2-3 minutes in high flame
![Muger Dal step11](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step11.png)
- Now add coconut paste and sauté them for a minute
![Muger Dal step12](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step12.png)
- Add turmeric powder
![Muger Dal step13](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step13.png)
- Now add sugar
![Muger Dal step13A](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step13A.png)
- And cook them till the raw smell of turmeric powder goes off and the ridge gourd becomes soft.
![Muger Dal step14](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step14.png)
- Now add the pressured cooked boiled dal/yellow lentil and mix it well
![Muger Dal step15](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step15.png)
![Muger Dal step16](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step16.png)
- Stir them for 2-3 minutes
![Muger Dal step17](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step17.png)
- Take a tadka pan and heat it in medium flame
![Muger Dal step18](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step18.png)
- Add red chili powder, whole red chili, and cumin seeds for tempering
![Muger Dal step19](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step19.png)
- Spread over the dal/lentil
![Muger Dal step20](https://www.yummyfoodanddiet.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Muger-Dal-step20.png)