Watergourd Dal/ Beerakaya Pappu

BEERAKAYA PAPPU/ WATER GOURD DAL:

       

INGREDIENTS :

Water gourd                    : 1(big)

Moong dal/ pesarapappu  : 50gms

Red chillies pieces           : 6-7

Green chillie pieces         : 10-12

Garlic pods                     : 8-10

Cumin                            : 1/2 tspoon

Mustard seeds                 : 1/2 tspoon

Curry leaves                    : some

Oil                                 : 2 tb spoons

Turmeric                         : a pinch

Salt                                : as required

METHOD1 :

Peel and cut the ridge gourd into pieces.

To a bowl add washed and cleaned moong dal, ridge gourd pieces, water &  cook in a low flame.

Cover this cooking bowl with a bowl filled with water ( this prevents dal sticking to the bottom)

Mean while in a separate kadai add chillies, mustard, cumin, garlic, curry leaves, oil & saute until mustard seeds splutter.

When dal is half cooked add this seasoning/talimpu & cook completely in a low flame.

To the final cooked dal add salt, turmeric & saute for a while.

Ridge gourd dal is ready to serve.

METHOD 2:

You can directly pressure cook moong dal, ridge gourd pieces.

To this cooked dal add seasoning, salt, turmeric & cook for some time.

NOTE :

Salt should be added only at last, otherwise moong dal wont cook properly.

BottleGourd Dal

                                                  BOTTLEGOURD DAL

INGREDIENTS:

Toor dal : 50g
Bottle gourd pieces : 1cup
salt : as required
turmeric : 1/4 tspoon

FOR SEASONING :
Mustard seeds : 1/2 tspoon
Cumin : 1/2 tspoon
Oil : 2 tbspoons
Green chilies : 2
Red chilies : 1
Garlic : 8 pieces (optional)
Curry leaf : little

METHOD : 

STEP 1:

• Peel the skin of the bottlegourd, remove the fluffy portion also. Cut into pieces & transfer to a bowl, add 1/4tspoon salt and little water to it.
• Take toor dal in a bowl, wash it & add required quantity of water.
• Place the two bowls in a pressure cooker, keep in high flame. Lower the flame after 1 whistle and cook for 15 min. After this process, keep the two bowls aside.

STEP 2:

• Heat oil in a pan, add chilies, mustard, cumin, garlic, curry leaves; saute for some time until mustard seeds splutter.
• Now add the boiled bottled gourd pieces, 1/4 spoon turmeric; saute for 2-3min.
• Add the cooked dal, required salt, cook for 2-3 min in low flame.
• Delicious bottlegourd dal is ready to serve.........