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Lauki Wadi Tarkari Recipe - Bengali Style Moong Dal Dumplings & Bottle Gourd Sabzi

Lauki Wadi Tarkari Recipe - Bengali Style Moong Dal Dumplings & Bottle Gourd Sabzi

By Admin
Prep Time Total in 35 M
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Bengali Recipes
Diet High Protein Vegetarian

Lauki Wadi Tarkari Recipe is the Bengali Style Moong Dal Dumplings & Bottle Gourd Sabzi that is cooked as a side dish to pair with rice or Indian flat breads. I have used the homemade sun dried badi made with moong dal to prepare this sabzi, and then deep fried them before making the tarkari.

Ingredients

  • For Wadi
  • 1 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split)
  • soaked for at least 4 hours or overnight
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger
  • grated
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
  • 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing)
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • Other Ingredients
  • 1 Bottle gourd (lauki)
  • cut in cubes
  • 1 Tomato
  • chopped
  • 1 Onion
  • chopped
  • 2 Green Chillies
  • chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger
  • grated
  • 1 teaspoon Panch Phoran Masala
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
  • Salt
  • to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Sugar
  • 1 tablespoon Mustard oil
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • to fry wadis
  • Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • chopped

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making Lauki Wadi Tarkari Recipe , prepare wadis first

Step 2

Wash and soak moong dal in enough water for about 3-4 hours or overnight

Step 3

Drain excess water and pulse it a couple of times to make a fine paste in a food processor

Step 4

Add the remaining ingredients listed under wadi like the ginger, cumin seeds, dry red chillies, hing, salt to taste and whisk to combine

Step 5

Arrange a baking tray with aluminium foil or lined with a parchment paper

Step 6

Using a piping bag or zip lock bag, drop out small roundels

Step 7

Dry them under the sunlight for 3-4 days or until they are completely dried

Step 8

Store in an airtight container and use them when needed

Step 9

This can be stored up to 6 months

Step 10

*For Lauki Wadi/Badi TarkariOnce you have the homemade or store bought wadis, heat oil for frying in a pan and saute the wadis

Step 11

Drain on a kitchen towel to absorb excess oil

Step 12

Keep them aside

Step 13

Heat oil in a pan and add panch phoran masala on a low heat

Step 14

Saute for few seconds and then add ginger and onions

Step 15

 Stir until the onions are light brown

Step 16

Now add green chillies and tomatoes, stir and add turmeric powder, salt and sugar

Step 17

Stir well on a medium heat to cook tomatoes

Step 18

Once the tomatoes are soft and mushy, add in lauki and cook covered until lauki is soft

Step 19

Mine took about 10 minutes

Step 20

Add crushed or whole wadis,stir to combine and cook for few minutes more

Step 21

Remove Lauki Wadi Tarkari from heat and put it into a serving bowl, garnish with chopped coriander leaves

Step 22

Serve hot

Step 23

Serve Lauki Wadi Tarkari Recipe along with Pudina Lahsun Laccha Paratha and Mooli Raita Recipe for your everyday meals

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