Chana dal lauki

Name: Chana dal lauki
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 250 gm Split Chickpeas (chana dal); 125 gm Bottle gourd (Lauki); 1 Tomato; 1 Onion small; 1 bay leaf; 1 tsp ginger paste; 1 tsp garlic paste; 1 Tbsp red chilli powder; 1 Tsp salt (adjust to taste); 1/2 tsp termuric; 2 Tbsp oil; Oil for bhagar; 3-4 whole red chillies; 1-2 green chilli; 1/4 tsp zeera; 1/4 tsp garam masala powder; Few leaves of curry pata

Nazia Qureshi @nazia_qureshi

Karachi, Pakistan

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Nazia Qureshi @nazia_qureshi

Karachi, Pakistan

#6 week Challenge

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Ingredients

3-4 servings

250 gmSplit Chickpeas (chana dal)
125 gmBottle gourd (Lauki)
1Tomato
1Onion small
1bay leaf
1 tspginger paste
1 tspgarlic paste
1 Tbspred chilli powder
1 Tspsalt (adjust to taste)
1/2 tsptermuric
2 Tbspoil
Oil for bhagar
3-4whole red chillies
1-2green chilli
1/4 tspzeera
1/4 tspgaram masala powder
Few leaves of curry pata

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Steps

1

Wash & soak chana dal for 1-2 hours. Boil dal with 1 tomato, 1 bay leaf till tender. Mash little. In anothr pan add 2 Tbsp oil add sliced onion. Fry to pink thn add ginger garlic paste, fry to 1-2 minutes. Add salt, haldi, lal mirch with splash of water and fry masal. Thn add lauki pieces in it. Fry till 5 minutes.
2

Add the boiled cal to this pan with 1 cup water. Let the looki cook on low to medium heat. Stirring in between as not to stick dal to bottom or make lumps. Try to avoid breaking lauki pieces. When lauki gets tender. Mix the dal.
3

Make bhagar with oil, sabut lal mirch, zeera, curry patta and hari mirch. Pour over dal. Sprinkle garam masala before serving. Garnish with lemon and dhania.it goes well with chapati and rice both.Enjoy

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Nazia Qureshi @nazia_qureshi

on September 01, 2019 08:15

Karachi, Pakistan

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