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Moringa flowers basanti dal

Name: Moringa flowers basanti dal
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Ingredients: 1 cup toor dal; 1 cup moringa flowers; 1 tsp Turmeric Powder (I used catch brand); 1 tsp cumin seed; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp tomato paste; 1 tbsp mustard oil; 1 tbsp Desi Ghee; 2 Dry red Chili; 8 to 10 garlic cloves; 2 to 4 Green Chillies; 1 pinch asafoetida; Coriander (fresh); Salt (to taste)

Geeta Biswas
27 Oct, 2023

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Asian Bengali Homestyle Cooking Indian

About Moringa flowers basanti dal

Moringa flowers basanti dal. Spring season which is basant ritu. In this season people infected with different types of viruses and bacterial infection. Moringa tree is a medicinal plant and miracle tree. Leaves, flowers and fruits are edible.

As per ayurveda moringa flowers are protected over all visions health. There are good sources of vitamin A, vitamin C to reduce inflammation which can help boost the immune system. Those who are pregnant or breastfeeding they should avoid.

May cause of miscarriage and risk for infants. I made lintel which is common recipe and used in our routine diet.

We get this medicinal moringa flowers in the spring (basant) season. I also used catch turmeric powder to give a bright texture (basanti colour). Title of the recipe named with the combination of basant ritu and basanti colour.

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Recipe Time & More

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Served AsDinner Lunch

Recipe TasteSavoury

Calories 545 kcal

Servings 2

Cook Mode(keep my screen on)

Ingredients

▢ 1 cup toor dal
▢ 1 cup moringa flowers
▢ 1 tsp Turmeric Powder (I used catch brand)
▢ 1 tsp cumin seed
▢ 1 tbsp ginger paste
▢ 1 tbsp tomato paste
▢ 1 tbsp mustard oil
▢ 1 tbsp Desi Ghee
▢ 2 Dry red Chili
▢ 8 to 10 garlic cloves
▢ 2 to 4 Green Chillies
▢ 1 pinch asafoetida
▢ Coriander (fresh)
▢ Salt (to taste)

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Instructions

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Wash the dal and soak for 20 minutes to reduce the cooking time without pressure cooker.
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Heat the wok add oil then smoke will come out. Add soaked toor dal whole garlic, turmeric powder and salt. Sauté for a few seconds. Add 1½ glass water and cover with lid.
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Let cook for 10 to 15 minutes in low flame. Then open the lid add green chillies.
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In other side heat a pan add desi ghee, red chillies, cumin seeds, ginger paste, tomato paste, asafoetida and moringa flowers. Saute for a minute and pour into the cooked dal.
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Again cook for 2 minutes and garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve with steamed rice or chapati.

Recipe Notes

Also See:

Whole Green Toor Amti
Coconut Tomato Rasam
Paruppu Vadai | Masala Vadai | Dal Vada | Lentil Fritters Recipe
Neem Flower Chutney Powder

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Are you missing old, traditional recipes? I, Geeta Biswas would love to share all those different tasty and traditional recipes. Most of my recipes are simple and very creative as I try to add twist and easy steps to prepare each and every recipe.

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4 Comments

Aanish Karol

March 20, 2022 / 9:29 am Log in to Reply

Absolutely mouthwatering! Thanks for sharing.
Rahul Agrwalla

November 26, 2020 / 9:30 pm Log in to Reply

This looks so good! Can’t wait to cook it.
awantika singhania

September 12, 2019 / 12:35 pm Log in to Reply

I’m loving this recipe already!
gaurav singh

June 9, 2017 / 9:19 pm Log in to Reply

This looks so good! Appreciate the share.