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Assamese Massor Dal Boror Tenga Or Red Lentil Fritters In Sour Gravy 

30/11/2017 by Sujata Roy 17 Comments

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Assamese massor dal boror tenga or red lentil fritters in sour gravy.

Assam, a state in northeastern India known for its archeological sites, wildlife, tea gardens, and Assam silk.

A traditional meal in Assam begins with a khar, a class of dishes named after the main ingredient, and ends with a tenga or sour dish.

Sending this post to the Facebook group

Shhhhh cooking secretly challenge

 

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For this month’s monthly challenge my partner is Shobana Vijay who blog at

http://shobasdelight.blogspot.in/?m=1

 

Shobana gave me two of my favourite ingredients, potatoes and green chilli. And I choose this superbly delicious tangy masoor dal fritter curry or massor dal boror tenga.

I have already shared one more Assamese recipe

Masor tenga or tangy fish curry

Masor tenga or tangy fish curry

 
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Recipe


Masoor dal or red lentil – 1/2 cup

Grated ginger – 1/2 teaspoon

Green chilli – 2

Garlic – 2 cloves, optional

Asafetida or hing – a pinch

Salt to taste

Oil for frying

For gravy


Onion – 1 medium, finely chopped

Green chilli – 2, slit

Panch phoran ( a mixture of cumin seeds, fennel seeds, fenugreek seeds, mustard seeds, and nigella or kalonji) – 1 teaspoon

Bay leaf – 2

Tomato – 4 medium, chopped

Grated ginger – 1 teaspoon

Coriander powder – 1/2 teaspoon

Red chilli powder – 1 teaspoon

Turmeric powder 1/4 teaspoon

Potato – 2 medium, boiled

Mustard oil – 2 tablespoon

Sugar – 1/2 teaspoon, optional

Salt to taste
Water – 1 & 1/2 cup

Cilantro or coriander leaves and slit green chilli for garnishing

 

 

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Method


Wash the masoor dal or red lentil. Soak in water for 30 – 40 minutes.

 
Now grind the lentil with 1/2 teaspoon grated ginger, 2 chopped green chilli, 2 garlic cloves and a pinch of hing or asafetida.

 
Make a smooth paste. Add little water if require to grind.
Take out the mixture in a bowl. Add salt and mix well.

 
Heat sufficient oil in a pan. Drop a spoon of lentil mixture in it. Fry from both sides till golden brown.

 
Place the fried lentil fritters on a paper towel.
You can taste one. Yummy isn’t it 😊

You can also serve it hot as a snack with any chutney or sauce.

 
Mash the boiled potatoes roughly and keep aside.

 
Now heat 2 tablespoon oil in a pan. You can use same oil in which lentil fritters are fried.

 
Add panch phoran. And let it splutter.
Add bay leaf, chopped onion and slit green chilli. Fry till the onions become translucent.

 
Now add chopped tomatoes and 1 teaspoon grated ginger. Saute till the tomatoes become mushy.

 
Add coriander powder, red chili powder and turmeric powder. Add sugar if you are using. You can add 2 tablespoon chopped cilantro or coriander leaves too if you like.

 
Saute till oil leaves the sides.
Add boiled and mashed potato and mix well.

 
Add 1 & 1/2 cup water and let it boil.
Cook on simmer for 8 – 10 minutes.
Add lentil fritters, stir well and switch off the flame.

 
Garnish with chopped cilantro or coriander leaves and slit green chilli.
Serve hot with steamed rice.

 
Notes –

 

1. Fritters will soak the gravy so add water as you like the gravy thick or runny. I love thick gravy.

2. Add chilli according to your taste.
I would love to hear from you. Please share your thoughts and suggestions in comment.

 

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  1. mistimaan says

    30/11/2017 at 6:24 AM

    Looks too tasty……loved it 🙂

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      30/11/2017 at 6:28 AM

      Thank you so much 😊😊

      Reply
  2. Sumith says

    30/11/2017 at 6:39 AM

    Nice to know Assamese culture of ending the course with a sour dish. Very interesting dish. Nice share Sujata.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      30/11/2017 at 10:45 AM

      Thanks a lot Sumith. Your words means a lot to me 😊😊

      Reply
  3. Vidya Narayan says

    30/11/2017 at 8:03 AM

    This is superb! Simple ingredients that are available at home transformed into a lovely Assamese dish that i had no idea about. Very interesting!

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      30/11/2017 at 10:44 AM

      Thanks a lot dear. Yes you are right. Simple ingredients and very easy to make yet delicious 😍😍

      Reply
  4. Ruchisvegkitchen says

    30/11/2017 at 8:43 AM

    Thanks for introducing to the lovely dish.. sounds so delicious

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      30/11/2017 at 10:43 AM

      Thank you so much dear 😍 😍

      Reply
  5. Poonam Bachhav says

    30/11/2017 at 12:37 PM

    The red lentil fritters in sour gravy looks so inviting di. Book marking the recipe , will try this for sure. I guess the fritters alone will be great starter option !

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      30/11/2017 at 12:44 PM

      Thanks a lot Poonam. Yes you are right dear. Fritters are crispy and delicious. I have mentioned it in the post 😍😍

      Reply
  6. Rajashree says

    30/11/2017 at 6:00 PM

    So lovely to see my state being represented in your platter… It looks very inviting….Almost every households of Assam has their own version of tenga…At my mother’s place onions ,hing,garlic and bay leaf are not used…My Mil has a different version… She makes it only with dried thekera and lentils…Amazing isn’t it..

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    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      30/11/2017 at 6:40 PM

      Thanks a lot Rajashree. Its really amazing to know the different versions of one dish. Just love this and Masor tenga both. Waiting to try some more recipes from Assamese cuisine 😊😊

      Reply
  7. mayurisjikoni says

    01/12/2017 at 2:49 PM

    This curry definitely looks so delicious. Very different from the way I normally prepare dals. The crispy fritters makes it very tempting.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      01/12/2017 at 3:09 PM

      Thanks a lot Mayuri 😊 😊

      Reply
  8. Shobha Keshwani says

    02/12/2017 at 1:50 AM

    Lovely curry.. I made the same and enjoyed it.

    Reply
    • Batter Up With Sujata says

      02/12/2017 at 2:17 AM

      Thank you so much. Yes same here. Loved the taste 😍

      Reply
  9. Adam Mathis says

    29/10/2022 at 10:19 AM

    Hello mate great blog poost

    Reply

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