What is Turai and what is its English name?
Skin of turai is hard and it is peeled off before cooking. The peeled skin of turai is also used to in making a very delicious chutney.
Turai or Torai is called Ridge Gourd in English. This is called Beerakaya (బీరకాయ) in Telugu and Peerkangai in Tamil. Bottle Gourd is also called as Luffa | Dodka | Gilki | Sponge Gourd, etc.
Health Benefits of Turai | Ridge Gourd
Include this in your summer meal plan to keep yourself hydrated. Apart from this turai is also good for vision, anemia, weight loss, constipation, etc.
Turai is mostly given to women who are recovering from C-section delivery. Ridge gourd helps in healing the wound faster.
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Turai aur Masoor ki Dal
Ingredients need to make Turai Masoor Dal Recipe
Masoor Dal | Split Red Lentils – As these are fast cooking lentils, you do not need to soak them or boil them before.
Onion – Peel the skin and chop the onions finely.
Green Chilies & Red Chili Powder – Green chilies bring heat in the recipe, whereas red chili powder adds spice and color to the recipe.
Turai aur Masoor ki dal is simple, easy to make and healthy Indian dal recipe. In this recipe, finely chopped ridge gourd pieces are cooked along with split red lentils. Turai masoor dal is wholesome, nutritious, vegan and gluten-free plant based recipe. This is often served with rotis. Always remember to add salt in the last for any dal based recipe. Doing so will cook the dal in less time. Lubna's Serving Suggestion: You can serve this turai masoor ki dal with roti, paratha and chapathi.Turai aur Masoor ki Dal
Ingredients
Instructions
How to make Turai Masoor Dal Recipe
How to make Turai Masoor Dal in Pressure Cooker
Notes
Tip by Lubna:
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4
Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 86Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 260mgCarbohydrates: 10gFiber: 3gSugar: 3gProtein: 3g
Curry Leaf says
Turai with dal combo is rarely used by me.Always avoid turai.Have also bookmarked your previous recipe.
Home Cooked Oriya Food says
wow – looks wonderful…
Sarah Naveen says
Oh wow!!! Nice pics..
Dal looks so yummy and delicious!!
Love to gobble it up with some roti now..
sra says
That looks glorious, I love turai in dal!
Akal's Saappadu says
this is one of those soothing and protein-rich combinations, so comforting as food, I simply love it!
and nice story to narrate to kids; but my sweetie is going to ask me for the spring season ( her birthday season) …. should make up something for that part :):)
Sailaja Damodaran says
nice click very tempting….
jeyashrisuresh says
dal with veggie makes an excellent combo.Never tried masoor dal in my cooking.nice click.
Looks inviting too.
sowmya.s says
always love your simple and delicious side dishes..
Soma says
Love the combination! Beautiful pictures Lubna.
RAKS KITCHEN says
Gorgeous pictures lubna!
A_and_N says
I'm not a huge Turai fan, but I remember this dish fondly from my hostel days. No, it wasn't as good as this looks, but still there are good memories 🙂
Great pics
Dershana says
Beautiful pics, Lubna.
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Curry Leaf, Somoo, Sarah, Sra, Akal, Sailaja, Jeyashri, Sowmya, Soma, Raks and A&N.
Soma Pradhan says
This is looking irrestible with soft roti
Vidhya says
This recipe is new to me… never tried this combo. looks really tempting
Priya says
Delicious dal, real comforting food…
lata raja says
Lubna, I will invite myself to your home for your rotis only. The curry is even more delicious.
pigpigscorner says
yumm..looks like a really tasty dip! Turai is new to me, I've never had that.
kitchen queen says
The turai dal together is very nice combination .the picture with the dish looks very tempting for a grab.
Ann says
Lovely pics, looks delish, love to have it with rotis.
A 2 Z Vegetarian Cuisine says
Simple & delicious one and a very beautiful picture.
Anupama says
I bought a pack of masoor dhal that is sitting in my pantry, unopened, for many days now.. i think it is high time that I try this with that 🙂
Sumi says
nice post..May I know what is Turai..
Sonia says
I love Turai. The combo of veges and grains save us from serious brainstorming…no? Nice combo. 🙂
chakhlere says
Thats a such a nice combo. Very much comfort food. yummy!!
Katy ~ says
This looks delicious. I would love to try a big spoonful to savor the yumminess of this.
Avisha says
WE make something similar to this ,instead of masoor we add chana Dal.Now I can try a new combo.
rekhas kitchen says
Lovely dal recipe it's one of my fav droooooooooooooling yum those roti s looks so soft mouth-waterin here……..
Ramya Bala says
Awesome both the dal n d picture 🙂
Kanchan says
I love these combo recipes currently going on your blog, will be trying these soon 🙂
Tina says
Lovely pics and delicious Dal…
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you Soma, Vidhya, Priya, Lata, Pigpigscorner, Kitchen Queen, Ann, A2Z, Anupama, Sumi, Sonia, Chaklere, Katy, Avisha, Rekha and Ramya.
5 Star Foodie says
Sounds lovely! Great pictures!
jayasree says
Gorgeous pics..Soft rotis and delcious dal sounds a winning combo.
Sharmilee! :) says
Nice comforting combo and great click!
Sreelekha Sumesh says
Nice dal curry..beautiful pics…
Anncoo says
A flavourful dish and nice pics..
Sophie says
What a tasty looking dish, Lubna!!
MMMMMMMMMMMMMM,….so colourful too!
San says
Hi,thanks for your comments.Dal is excellent looking and would have tasted yum.Neat space.Following you.
Dhanggit says
This looks wonderfully delicious!!
Ps reading your post made me miss my sisters too 🙂
kothiyavunu says
Love the combo!!!dal looks delicious tempting and perfect side dish for roti…
Natashya KitchenPuppies says
Sounds great! I haven't heard of Turai before.
Shama Nagarajan says
lovely delicious recipe..nice photo
Gulmohar says
It's new to me and looks fabulous..Very tempting pics you have there 🙂
Gita says
Thats a very comforting dal…this post brought some fond memories for me too 🙂
notyet100 says
yummy this looks,..
Homecooked says
One more lovely comfort food recipe 🙂 Looks yummy!
Varunavi says
I love this combo,yummmmmmmmy
Bharathy says
Lovely looking dal!! wonderful clicks!..nice recipe!
DEESHA says
I love turai .. beautiful dal here
Rahin says
hey lubna , very delicious , I make similar recipe but instead of masoor ki dal i use chana dal
radha says
It's not just the Turai Dal but the chapatis too look so good – great combo. Will try it out.
Malar Gandhi says
Nice combo, as usual pictures are breathtaking…love ur presentation skills:)
my kitchen says
Nice clicks Lubna,delicious Dal,
Nandini says
Wow! yummy dal.Like to have with roti!
Parita says
Love the simplicity of your recipes! You truly rock!
Love the turai and dal combo, so healthy!
Valarmathi says
Nice and yummy combo, i often make this recipe now, thanks for the recipe. Simple and easy to make. Looks wonderful and delicious.
jayasri says
If you could just pass that platter that was what just came to my mind when I looked at the post!! lovely click, nice combo
lissie says
want to grab that perfect platter…delicious dal!
Chitra says
This is very new to me..never tried this combo..looks very nice..
Kitchen Flavours says
Thank you 5 star Foodie, Jayasree, Sharmilee, Srilekha, Anncoo, Sophie, Sans, Dhanggit, Kothiyavavu, Nataysha, Shama, Gulmohar, Gita, Priyanka, Homecooked, Varunavi, Bharthy, Deesha, Rahin, Radha, Malar, Mykitchen, Nandini, Parita, Valar, Jayasri, Lissie and Chitra.
komal says
i love massor dal
thank you