Lau shukto( bottlegourdwithbittergourd). Today I'm going to share another delicious recipe where we add yellow lentil or MoongDal in finely chopped bottlegourds and very few delicate spices and create a flavourful, delicious and a filling vegetarian side dish which goes well with freshly made hot rice or even with rotis
Whenever we feel lazy in these Summer days, always our taste-buds want something light and less spicy with a flavourful aroma, this dal retains with its individuality and cool us off
Both Dad and I bought anapakaya (bottlegourd/lauki) this week and I was wondering what to do with so much anapakaya when I realised I had not made Anapakaya-Pesara Pappu Koora in ages
We also make a bitter curry by combining bottlegourdswithbittergourds (karela), a “West Bengal special” by adding poppy seed paste, mix it up with sun-dried lentil dumplings, tiny shrimp or fried fish heads or make a dry-ish curry with mung lentils
Add cooked dal, cow pea,whole moong and cooked bottlegourd. MoongDal. Toor Dal. We can have this curry with plain rice or any masala rice or with chapatis, rotis, poori, dosa and idli
Another dish that I make occasionally is chana dal and snake gourd curry to go with rotis or rice. But sometimes when I don’t want to make a coconut-based dal or dalwith loads of masala, I make this light dal
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One can serve this dalwith plain rice or even rotis, I am sure everybody will like this recipe. If you like to eat it spicy, you can add red chili powder too along with the turmeric powder
* Cook bottlegourdwith water, turmeric and salt until soft. Had tasted this when we went to Indian vegetarian restaurant, since then I felt in love with this dish
Tito Dal or Karela Dal or MoongDal Cooked with Karela or Bittergourd. It is also called tetor dal because the taste of Bittergourd is bitter by taste, and bitter is called teto in bengali language
A few years ago, we had a Punjabi neighbor who used to dish out yummy dishes with appetizing aroma. In a casual conversation I came to know about this combination of BottleGourd and Chana Dal
This same recipe can be cooked withBottleGourd or Cabbage. Now add the ridge gourd pieces and cover with lid or cook it in a cooker for four or five whistles
Sprouted moong and flower sabzi. By following the below given easy steps, the lauki and chana dal in combination with mild spices make a delicious sabzi
Serve hot with. Moongdal. Add soaked moong. dal and turai and mix well. Turai (ridge gourd),. Moongdal. Soak moongdal for 1 hour. Add ½ cup water, cover pan with lid and cook for 10. ½ cup water, cover pan with lid and cook for 10
Serve hot with roti. Add soaked moongdal and turai and mix well. Turai (ridge gourd), peeled, cut into roundel – 200 gm. Moongdal (skinless), soaked – 4 Tablespoons. Soak moongdal for 1 hour. Add ½ cup water, cover pan with lid and cook for 10 to 12 minutes or till done
I made it Maharashtiran style, with goda masala and moongdal, using my mom’s recipe. So I mostly made it for lunch on weekdays when he wouldn’t be eating with us
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