WHIPPED EGG COATED IN RICH MATOR DAL (TASTY INDIAN RECIPE)

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  Few days before I visited my father`s house and stayed for five days .

 When I go there I am really curious in searching my old collage books ,diaries and copies. 

Here I got my grandma`s cookbook .I was so happy and excited to have it .It helps me so much for 

cooking different old ,authentic dishes for my food lover husband .I told my daughter that here is this 

grandma`s cookbook  for the recipes I gather from all Bengali motherhood

Mator dal is relatively common in Bengal . It is called split peas in English Dal is something, which 

is an integral part of every Indian meal. Me and my Mom made this dal as” Tak Dal”( a Bengali 

recipe).It is very common in Bengali but today I am sharing with you a different recipe which is from 

my Grandma`s cookbook ,the name is Whipped egg coated in rich Mator dal.

HERE IS THE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS :

Mator Dal : 400 grams

Egg : 3

Tomato : 1

Onion : 1

Spices : Turmeric powder : 1 table spoon

Red chilly powder : 1 teaspoon

Bay leaf : 2

Red chilly :1

 Garam masala :  ( cinnamon stick ( 1 inch) ,clove :3 to 4 ,cardamom :2 to 3 in  number .)

Whole cumin : 1 teaspoon .

Ginger : 1 to 1 ½  inch

Green chilly : 2 to 3

Mustered oil : required amount 

Salt  to taste .

 COOKING TIME : ½ HOUR

HOW TO MAKE :  1)Boil mator dal with 1 pinch  of turmeric powder and required amount of salt .

2) Boil 2 eggs and cut  into 4 pieces each .Keep 1 egg for coating on boiled egg .

3) Make smooth paste of onion ,green chilly and ginger .

4) Cut each boiled egg into 4 pieces .Take a bowl and break an egg in it . Smooth the egg batter with 

spoon .Add little salt in it . Ready a korai  with  mustard oil for frying  egg pieces. Now dip an egg 

piece in whipped egg batter and fry . Keep all ready coated egg pieces aside .

5)Keep a korai on gas oven with hot oil in it .Add bay leaf , red chilly ,and 1 tablespoon cumin 

(whole)in it .Wait for cracking sound ,after 3 minutes add red chilly powder for good colour ,1 

teasoopn of sugar , some pieces of tomatoes ,paste of onion ,ginger and chilly ,fry until good smell 

comes out .Now add boiled dal  , boil for 2 to 3 minutes  .

6)Now the time for adding boiled  coated egg pieces .Just boil for minutes .Before taking off the heat 

add little ghee .It is really a different delicious dish,I share. I feel grandma`s touch in this dish.You 

can cook this recipe with chana dal also .

Serve Dal with hot rice or roti .

Hope you enjoy my grandma`s recipe .Stay with me.

Happy cooking .