Dal – Uchhe (pulses with bitter gourd) (a bitter recipe)

Dal – Uchhe (pulses with bitter gourd) (a bitter recipe)

Ingredients:

• 100 gm motor dal (dried pea pulse) (soak in hot water for overnight)
• 100 gm bitter gourd (uchhe) (cut into medium cubes)
• 2 big potatoes (cut in small cubes)
• 1 teaspoon rai (black mustard seeds)
• 1-2 whole dried red chilli
• 2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 tablespoon ginger paste
• 1 tablespoon ghee (clarified butter)
• Salt & sugar according to taste
• 1/2 cup of mustard oil
• 2 cup of water

Preparation:

1. Drain the water grind the pulses
2. Make a tight paste of pulses and make some vadas.
3. Heat the oil in a pan and fry the vadas then crush them & keep aside.
4. Heat the oil in a pan, add rai & dried chilli for sauté.
5. Add bitter gourd and potato & fry it properly.
6. Add turmeric powder, ginger paste, salt & sugar according to taste.
7. Add water and cook it in a medium flame with cover.
8. When the gravy becomes thick, add ghee, crushed vada on top.
9. Serve this dish as a first of the meal.