Karela Ki Dal

I assumed every-ones know the dal recipe, that's why I am not going to show you the normal dal recipe. I twist the dal recipe with karela (bitter melon), and my recipe “Karela ki dal” is not common to every one. My mom normally cooked it and now I'm going to share with you. I think all of you love this “Karela ki dal” because it'll give you a new and refreshment taste from your daily taste.

Karela’s scientific name is Momordica Charantia. Most people think that Karela belongs to vegetables family, but in reality, it belongs to fruits family. The name bitter gourd or bitter melon was derived from its bitter taste trademark. Karela is not only used as an ingredient for cooking delicious delicacies, but it is also used for medical purposes. Bitter melon is also one of the best remedies for diabetes. If you are a certified diabetic, a regular intake of Karela will give you a better result. It has the ability to increase the insulin sensitivity in our body. It can cure gastrointestinal diseases because it has compounds that can kill toxic substances that keep on killing the good bacteria inside of us. Karela also has anti-cancer property.

This is a real precaution to pregnant women: Try to stay away from bitter melon or try to minimize your bitter melon intake; a small amount will not harm you anyway. Why? This is because bitter melon has a property that can cause abortion. It has monarchistic substance that might have side effect on the gravid uterus.

If you do not have expertise on using bitter melon’s seed, do not try to eat it or do something about it. This is highly toxic, and might lead to vomiting, diarrhea, and can even cause coma to children. So, don’t let your kids eat its seed because it poisonous.

Time required: Less than 15 minutes.

Ingredients:
● 1 cup mug dal ● ½ cup karela (chopped) ● ½ tsp cumin seeds ● 1 to 2 dry chilies ● 1 bay leave ● Pinch of turmeric pd ● Salt ● Sugar ● 2 tsp ghee ● Mustard oil

Procedure:

Step 1: Take a pan and roasted the mug dal.

Step 2: Take a cooker and add mug dal, some water and salt.

Step 3: Close the lid of cooker and let 5 to 6 whistles come.

Step 4: Turn off the gas after 6 whistles.

Step 5: Take a pan and heat some oil.

Step 6: Add karela and some salt fry for 5 to 7 min. Wait until color comes light golden-brown.

Step 7: Take out the karela in to the pan and keep aside.

Step 8: Add little bit of oil in the pan.

Step 9: Add bay leave, dry chili & cumin seeds, fry for 2 to 3 sec.

Step 10: Add mug dal, fry karela, turmeric pd and little bit of salt. Boil for 2 to 3 min.

Step 11: At last add ghee and some sugar.

Serve this dal with plain steamed rice.