Chana dal with lauki

Name: Chana dal with lauki
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup soaked (3-4hrs)chana dal; 1 small size lauki cut into small pieces; 1 large onion chopped; 1 tbsp ginger paste; 1 tbsp garlic paste; 1 tsp green chilli paste; 2 medium sized tomatoes chopped; 1 tsp Haldi; 1.5 tsp red chilli pow; 1 tbsp coriander pow; 1.5 tsp cumin pow; to taste Salt; For tempering; 2 whole dry red chilli; 1 tsp jeera; 1/2 tsp hing; Mustard oil for cooking (choice)

Rakhi Ghosh @cook_16178774

delhi

Like any other bong family who loves their non-veg delicacies n hate to eat the veggies so I generally make this dal once a week .As the humble lauki is full of fiber which helps to cure indigestion,constipation n acidity.

Rakhi Ghosh @cook_16178774

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Ingredients

1 cupsoaked (3-4hrs)chana dal
1small size lauki cut into small pieces
1large onion chopped
1 tbspginger paste
1 tbspgarlic paste
1 tspgreen chilli paste
2medium sized tomatoes chopped
1 tspHaldi
1.5 tspred chilli pow
1 tbspcoriander pow
1.5 tspcumin pow
to tasteSalt
For tempering
2whole dry red chilli
1 tspjeera
1/2 tsphing
Mustard oil for cooking (choice)

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Steps

1

In a pressure cooker add 3 tbsp mustard oil.When the oil gets heated add everything mentioned under tempering.Add onion and fry till light pink in colour followed by ginger garlic paste and dry pow cook fr 3-4 min.Add 2 tbsp water so the masala won’t get burn.
2

Add the tomatoes and cook till it mix with the masala and becomes mushy. Drain the Chana dal and add to the masala cook fr about 8-10 min add salt and lauki again cook fr 5-7 min till it start sticking from the bottom add 2 cups of water and put the whistle 4 whistle 2 on high flame and 2 on low.Open the lid add 2 tbsp ghee (optional)and chopped coriander.Serve