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Narkel Jhinge diye muger dal
NarkelJhinge diye muger dal is a simple vegetable dal with tiny pieces of friedcoconut and coconut paste with fried ridge gourd, making the recipe verytempting. It will go well with hot steam rice and any bhaji.
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
20
minutes
mins
Total Time
40
minutes
mins
Course
dal, Side Dish
Cuisine
Bengali, Indian
Servings
4
Calories
Equipment
A kadai or a fry pan
grinder
pressure cooker
tadka pan
Spatula
Ingredients
150
gm
Moongdal/Yellow lentils
3
tbsp
coconut paste
1/4
cup
FriedCoconut (small pieces)
200
ridge gourd
2
tbsp
oil
1/2
inch
grated ginger
1/2
tbsp
cumin seeds
1
tbsp
turmeric powder
2
green chili
1/2
tbsp
red chili powder
1
red chili
2
bay leaves
2
Cardamom
1/2
inch
Cinnamon Stick
1/2
tbsp
sugar
coriander leaves
salt
Instructions
Heat a pan and add cumin seeds to roast for a minute
Then add the dry and unwashed lentil to roast till the fine aroma startscoming. It will take 3-4 minutes in medium flame.
Then put the roasted dal in the freshwater to wash( you would lose theflavor if you washed the dal before preparation.
Then Heat a pressure cooker and add bay leaves, cinnamon, and cardamoms
Add washed and roasted lentils with water
Then add 2 slit green chilies and grated ginger
Add small pieces of fried coconut
Then add the salt
Close the lid of the pressure cooker and wait for 2 whistles
By that time take a Kadai, and heat the oil
Add medium pieces of jhinge/ridge gourd and stir them for 2-3 minutes inhigh flame
Now add coconut paste and sauté them for a minute
Add turmeric powder.
Now add sugar
And cook them till the raw smell of turmeric powder goes off and the ridgegourd becomes soft.
Now add the pressured cooked boiled dal/yellow lentil and mix it well
Stir them for 2-3 minutes
Take a tadka pan and heat it in medium flame
Add red chili powder, whole red chili, and cumin seeds for tempering
Spread over the dal/lentil
Take them out from the oven and garnish with chopped coriander leaves andserve hot with rice.
Video
https://youtu.be/ASLu-MG_oyw