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Simple Turai Dal
By : Ash
Category : Lentils, Karnataka, Daals and curries
Servings : 4
Time Taken : 30-45 mins
Rating :
Method
  1. Clean, wash and soak dal for 30 minutes.
  2. Combine chopped tomatoes, grated ginger, garlic, turmeric powder, salt, soaked dal and fenugreek seeds with 3 cups water and pressure cook up to 3 whistles.
  3. Switch off flame and keep aside to let the pressure down.
  4. Strain 1/2 a cup of water from the dal and keep aside.
  5. Take a large skillet, heat oil and onions and stir fry till light pink.
  6. Add the turai chunks and green chillies and stir fry on high flame for a minute.
  7. Add the 1/2 cup strained water from the dal and cook the turai till it is done but still a little crunchy.
  8. Now add the cooked dal to the cooked turai and boil well; adjust salt, switch off the flame and keep aside.
  9. Prepare tempering by heating oil in a small pan.
  10. Add cumin seeds, curry leaves, dry red chillies, chilli powder, hing and coconut slices, garam masala powder and fry till cumin seeds splutter.
  11. Add at once over the cooked dal and just mix once.
  12. Garnish with chopped green coriander.
  13. Serve hot with roti, subzi, achar and chawal.
Ingredients:
3 cups Turai (ridge gourd) cut into chunks
3/4 cup moong dal
1 tsp fenugreek seeds (soak for 30 minutes)
1 tbsp ginger, grated
1 tbsp garlic, grated
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
1 /2 tsp red chilli powder
2 green chillies, slit
1/4 tsp garam masala powder
1 medium tomato seeded and chopped
Salt to taste
1 medium onion chopped
2 tbsp oil

For tempering:
2 small dry red chillies
A pinch of hing (asafoetida)
1 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp thinly coconut chopped
A few curry leaves
2 tbsp oil
3 tbsp chopped green coriander for garnishing

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