Boror Tenga

Boror Tenga is a traditional red lentil curry from Assam. In Assamese, Bor means pakoda or fritters and Tenga means sour. In Boror Tenga, soft red lentil fritters are cooked in a sour curry made of tomatoes, onions, potatoes, and bottle gourd!

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Boror Tenga

Course : Appetizer /snack

Cuisine : Indian

Prep time : 10 minutes

Process time : 15 minutes

Total time : 25 minutes

Ingredients:

• Masoor dal - 1 cup

• Onion -1

• Tomato -1

• Green chili - 2

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

• Cumin seeds -1 tsp

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

• Sesame oil - to fry

• Water - 1 cup

• Salt - as per taste

Instructions:

1. Take masoor dal and soak overnight

2. Next day, dry soaked water and grind the dal into smooth paste

3. To the paste add chopped onions and green chili

4. Add salt as per taste and mix them. Keep aside

5. Now in a pan add sesame oil, once oil is heated, add mustard and cumin seeds allow them to crackle

6. Then add chopped tomato and sauté it well

7. Add turmeric powder and salt as per taste and mix

8. Pour water and bring to boil

9. Now add fried pakodas into it and boil for 1 minute

10. Serve hot

Pictorial :

Masoor dal

soak overnight

grind into smooth paste

onion and green chili

salt

mix

hot oil

drop into oil

deep fry

cook both sides

strain

in hot oil add mustard seeds

cumin seeds

tomato

turmeric

salt

cook

add water

boil

add fried pakoda

serve hot

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