Bottle gourd And Chana Dal Recipe ( Lauki Aur Chana ki Dal or Sabji )

Hello friends,

Namaskar....

# I am Sangeeta Agrawal and heartily welcome you at my food blog.

# Friends.... summer is going on and seasonal bottle gourd is abundant in the market. This Lauki ( doodhi, ghiya ) has always been one of the healthiest vegetables. It is full of water and helps in hydrate our body and helps in weight loss.

# Chana dal is high in fibre and is an excellent source of vegetarian protein.
So the combination of these nutritious food is super healthy.
Chana dal is also called "Split Bengal Gram" and "Split Chickpeas".

# In Indian kitchen this "Lauki and Chana dal curry" is prepared once in a week or alternatively.

# The taste and flavours of this "Chana dal curry" is as delicious like chickpeas or chole but this bottle gourd makes this chana dal more healthy.

# Let us start the recipe of " Lauki and Chana dal curry"

# Prep Time....7 minutes
# Cook Time.....20 minutes
# Calories....230 gram
# Person...2 to 3

# Ingredients for pressure cook

1. Chana dal.....70 gram
2. Lauki....200 gram
3. Water....3oo ml.
4. Salt to taste...3/4 Table spoon
5. Turmeric powder....1 Tea spoon

# Ingredients after pressure cook

1. Garam masala...1/2 Tea spoon
2. Chopped green chillies..1or 2 

3. Ginger.....1 spoon
4. Chopped coriander leaves

5. Lemon juice...2 spoon


# Ingredients For Tadka...

1. Desi ghee....2 or 3 Table spoon
2. Cumin seeds....1/2 Tea spoon
3. Asafoetida...2 pinch
4. Red chili powder...1/4 Tea spoon

# Method of Making...

1. Wash well chana dal and soak it in the water for 1 hour because it takes time to soak.

2. Meanwhile Prepare bottle gourd or lauki.
Just wash, peel and cut in small pieces.

3. Now transfer soaked Chana dal and chopped lauki with salt and turmeric powder in the pressure cooker with 300 or 350 ml. water and let it boil on the high flame.

4. As the first boil comes....just take out all the foam ( impurities ) over the dal and cover the lid.

Like the following picture...( It is a healthy step or tip always done by our mom and grandma in olden times....when there was no pressure cooker )

5. Now pressure cook this Lauki and chana dal curry till one whistle on the high flame and 18 to 20 minutes on the sim flame.

Just off the flame as you smells good and let it pressure down by itself.

6. Add garam masala, lemon juice and chopped coriander leaves.

Chopped green chillies and ginger are optional...if you like.

7. Lastly transfer the tadka in this curry.

For making Tadka...

Add ghee or oil in the tadka pan...as it heats up...just add cumin seeds and asafoetida to crackle.

Off the flame...as it cools down a little then add red chilli powder to avoid from burning.

In this way.... "Delicious Lauki And Chana Dal Curry" is ready to enjoy.

# Note....

# Soak the Chana dal sufficiently....at least 1 hour...it will lessen the cooking time and make soft.

# One Tip more... beans, grains, pulses, Kabuli chana etc.if soaked in less water then it takes less time in soaking.

# You can replace lauki into Tinda, Zucchini and more veggies.

# like chole...lemon juice enhances the taste of this curry.

In absence...use amchur powder or tomatoes.

# You can make its dry curry using less water but usually it is consumed as  a main dipping dish in the lunch or dinner.

Thanku Friends.

Thanks again.