How to Make Lauki Chana Dal Recipe

How to Make Lauki Chana Dal Recipe

Ingredients:

• Split Bengal Gram: 1/8 kg (125 grams)
• Bottle Gourd: 1/4 kg (250 grams)
• Oil: Half cup
• Onions: 2 medium
• White Cumin: 2 tsp
• Salt: as much you like
• Red Pepper: 1 tsp or as much you like
• Turmeric Powder: 1/4 tsp
• Coriander Powder: 2 tsp
• Ginger Garlic Paste: 1 tbsp
• Green Coriander: Half bunch
• Mint Leaves: Half bunch
• Green Chillies: 5 to 6 or as much you like
• Tomatoes: 2 to 3 or as much you like
• All-Spice Powder: 1/2 tsp

Method

1. Wash split bengal gram and keep soaked aside for 30 minutes.
2. Peel off bottle gourd and cut into pieces.
3. Boil split bengal gram and bottle gourd and add 1 tsp white cumin.
4. Once gram and gourd are tender, remove from stove.
5. Heat oil in pan and fry onions for 2 to 3 minutes.
6. Add salt, red pepper, turmeric powder, coriander powder, one tsp white cumin, tomatoes and ginger garlic paste and mix well.
7. Add 1 glass water and cook covered.
8. Once water is dried, roast well so that onions and tomatoes get softer.
9. Once oil starts appearing, add boiled gourd and gram and mix together.
10. Then add all-spice powder.
11. Cover pan and cook at low heat.
12. When gourd and bengal gram are mixed thoroughly and oil layer starts appearing, add ginger, green coriander, mint and green chillies and place on stove for steam-cooking (dam) at low flame.
13. Delicious lauki chana dal is ready.
14. Serve in a dish with green coriander and mint leaves.
     

NOTE:
If you like more bottle-gourd, use 1/2 kg bottle gourd.