Recipe of the day: Summer Food Festival – Narkol-Moong Daal-Chalkumro (Ash Guard with Coconut and Green Gram Whole)

Hello foodies! How are you? So hot in India! What are you doing to beat the heat? Well, try today’s recipe in lunch or dinner; it can help you! It is a dish, originated in Bangladesh. I have learned it from my Mom; now it is one of favorite dishes of my hubby! Share your opinions, I’m waiting!

Narkol-Moong Daal-Chalkumro (Ash Guard with Coconut and Green Gram Whole)

Ingredients:

1. Chalkumro or Ash Gourd:  1 medium size
2.  Green Gram Whole:         1/2 cup
3. Coconut (grated):             1 cup
4. Green chilies:                   2-4
5. Ginger paste:                    1 tbsp.
6. Turmeric powder:             1 tsp.
7. Cumin powder:                  1/2 tsp.
8. Coriander Powder:            ½ tsp.
9. Bay leaves:                        2
10. Cumin seeds:                     1/4 tsp
11. Sugar:                               1 tbsp.
12. Mustard oil:                      4 tbsp.
13. Salt:                                  to taste

Ash-Gourd

Green Gram Whole

      

 

 

 

Process:

• Peel the Ash-gourd and cut into thin small pieces. Wash well and keep aside.
• Roast the moong dal in a tawa for 3-4 min. and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan, temper with bay leaves and cumin seeds. When the seeds splutter add the Ash Gourd, salt and turmeric powder one by one and mix well. Cook for 3-4 min.
• Now, add ginger paste cumin powder, coriander powder, sugar and green chilies and mix well. Cook for 1-2 min.
• Add the moong dal and little of water; mix well and cover it for 4-5 min on low heat.
• After 5 min. open the cover; add coconut and green chilies, mix very well and cover again. Cook until the moong dal become soft.
• Garnish with coconut and green chilies and serve hot with plain rice or roti.   

* You can add chopped potato in it. In that case, add the potato with Ash Gourd.

Today’s Tips

To beat the heat, drink Imli-Sharbat:

Mix 1/3 cup Imli (Tamarind) Pulp, Gud (Jaggery), ½ Lemon Juice and salt with 1 glass cold water. Drink it after returning from Sun. It can protect you anything caused by Sun-ray, like Sunstroke! You can carry this drink in a bottle, when you go to Sun. 

The drink is looking like this image!

**Adjust the amount of ingredients as your taste.