Easiest Way to Best Appetizing Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil)

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Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil). Tetor Dal: Lentils with Bitter Melon. This light lentil stew with a hint of bitter taste is a quintessential Bengali dish, most commonly prepared during summer months. Bitter gourd is known to cleanse your palate and soothe your tummy, which makes this stew ideal for a detox diet.

So, here's a beginner's guide to preparing the karola, lau and jhinga diye dal (lentils with three different gourds).

Lau diye Tetor Dal is traditional Bengali dal which is often cooked during summer days in bengali households.

This nutritious lentil soup is also known as Bengali style Bhaja Muger Dal Uchhe diye or Moong lentil with Bitter & Bottle Gourd.

You can cook Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil) using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil)

1. It’s 1/2 cup of moong dal (split yellow / green gram).

2. You need 1/2 cup of raw papaya, cubed.

3. You need 1 of small bittergourd, sliced.

4. Prepare 3 tbsp. of mustard oil.

5. It’s 2 of whole dry red chilies, broken.

6. You need 2 of bay leaves.

7. Prepare 1/2 tsp. of panch phoron (equal quantity of fennel, mustard, cumin, fenugreek and nigella (kalonji) seeds).

8. You need 1 tsp. of ginger, finely chopped.

9. You need to taste of salt.

10. It’s 1/2 tsp. of turmeric powder.

11. Prepare 1 tsp. of ghee (clarified butter).

This simple Uchh er Dal is easily digestible so it is mostly served with rice as part of light summer lunch.

Ananya makes a comfort food recipe of Tetor daal.

It has protein rich lentils with nutritious bitter gourd!

Try out this healthy recipe and tell us what you think!

Tetor Dal (Bitter Gourd Dal / Lentil) instructions

1. Dry roast the moong dal till light brown. Soak in water for 15-20 minutes. Pressure cook along with the papaya cubes in 1 cup water for 3-4 whistles. Open the lid after it cools down..

2. Heat oil and temper with the broken red chilies and panch phoron. After it stops spluttering, add the ginger and Bay leaves and saute for a few seconds..

3. Now add the bitter gourd and fry till light brown..

4. Add the boiled dal, salt, turmeric powder and 1/2 cup water..

5. Bring it to a boil and simmer on low flame for 2-3 minutes. Add ghee and mix well. Serve hot with plain steamed rice..

Tetor dal:yellow lentil with bitter gourd Korola , Bitter gourd.from the name it is very evident why this vegetable is not so welcomed to everyone, but I'm among those few who love Bitter gourd.

Boiled bitter gourd and potato mashed ( Uchhe-alu bhate ) together with salt and mustard oil, is my all time favourite.

This Dal recipe is a great way to include bottle gourd and bitter gourd in your diet.

Lau Die Tetor Dal is a very healthy and light dal made without onion and garlic, but is flavored with green chilies, ginger and mustard oil. …or My Mother's Bitter Dal is a Dal or Lentil Soup with veggies like Lauki or Bottle Gourd and Karela or Bitter Gourd.

This is also an entry for this week's WHB from both me & my Mother.