Lauki Chana Daal Ki Sabzi

Ingredients

• 650 gm Bottle Gourd/ Lauki
• 1/2 Cup Bengal Gram/ Chana daal
• 1 Tomato (optional)
• 1.5 tsp Ginger/adrak (chopped)
• 2 tsp Lemon Juice (optional)
• 3/4 tsp Turmeric/ haldi
• 1/2 tsp Chili flakes
• 4 tbsp Fresh Coriander/ Hara Dhaniya
• 1/3 tsp Sugar
• 2 cup Water
• to taste salt
• 1.5 tbsp Ghee or oil
• 1 tsp Cumin seed/ Jeera
• 1 tsp Green chili (chopped)
• 10 Curry Leaves
• 1/2 tsp Asafoetida/ Hing
• 2 Dried whole red chilies

Instructions

1. 1

   Wash and soak chana daal in 2 cup of water for 1/2 hour.

2. 2

   Peel and chop bottle gourd in medium size pieces.

3. 3

   Heat ghee in the pressure cooker and then add cumin and all the tempering ingredients on low heat.

4. 4

   When cumin start crackling and become golden,add soaked chana daal ,bottle gourd ,tomato, chopped ginger, salt ,turmeric and chili flakes and saute for 1 minute.

5. 5

   Now add 2 cup water ,mix and pressure cook for 3-4 whistles on medium heat.

6. 6

   Open and check ,IF daal and gourd become soft and slightly mashed then add a pinch of sugar,mix and cook for approx 2 minute on slow flame.(if not cooked properly in 3-4 whistles then pressure cook again for 2-3 whistles.)

7. 7

   Now open and add lemon juice and chopped fresh coriander.

8. 8

   Serve hot with roti or paratha