Dhaba-Style Ridge Gourd Red Lentil Curry – Exquisitely Delicious – Torai Masoor Dal Rasedar Sabzi

Ingredients

• 300 grams ridge gourd
• 30 grams red lentils
• 1 tsp gram flour
• 2 tsp curd
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 2 tomato puree
• 1/4 tsp crushed garlic
• 1 tsp crushed ginger chilli
• 1/4 tsp asafoetida
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• 1 tsp roasted coriander cumin powder
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/4 tsp kasuri methi
• 1 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp jaggery
• 1 tsp finely chopped green coriander
• 2 tsp oil
• 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
• Salt to taste
• Water is required

Steps

1. Wash and peel off ridge gourd. Cut into dices. Wash and soak red lentils in water for 30 minutes. Roughly cut onion and tomatoes. Finely cut onion in chopper. Blend tomatoes and make puree.
2. Take pressure cooker, add oil, asafoetida,cumin seeds, garlic, ginger- chilli. Saute it. Add chopped onion, cook till turns transculant. Now add tomato puree. Cook it until turns mashy.
3. Take a small bowl, add curd, salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander cumin powder, garam masala, mix all together well. At this mixture in cooker. Saute until oil releases. Now add besan, jaggery, and kasoori methi. Mix well.
4. Now add ridge gourd and red lentil along with required water. Close the lid, cook until 3 whistle blowers. When cools down completely, open the lid, and drizzle lemon juice and sprinkle chopped green coriander.
5. Serve a very delicious ridge gourd curry. It pairs with roti, phulka, paratha, or steamed rice. Enjoy…