Chana lauki

Name: Chana lauki
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 400/500g Lauki; 3/4 cup Chana dal; 1/2 tsp Salt as per taste, turmeric; 1/2 tsp Sugar or honey; as required Oil refined.no ghee or butter to give a mild touch; 1 Onion big sliced; 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste; 4 Green chilli chopped; 1 tsp Coriander seeds crushed; 1tsp Cumin crushed; 12 green eichi,; 2 laung,; 1 stick dalchini; 4 Kali mirch; 1 small Tomato for tangi taste or amchur 1/4 tsp..but not both...either only; 1 tbsp Mustard seeds; As required Hing,; 2 Dry red chilli; 1/6 tsp Chilli flakes; as needed Curry flakes

Madhumita BSNG @Aaradhyaa_2009

New Delhi

Indeed every recipe finds a special mention.Every time,with friends n pg mates,we learn several tips ,it's alwz different ,so far region is concerned...n every recipe has specific flavor in my life...this recipe is so simple, with cloud of spices n consistency of soup ...but rich n healthy...I cooked several times for my friends n my loved ones....
I try to enrich with each time effort.
Hope all wl b able to relate...
Cooking like music has no barriers,I believe I learnt every time while discussed with aunties n mom's of my friends as well...so let's give it a try once more ..here we go....

Madhumita BSNG @Aaradhyaa_2009

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Ingredients

45 mins

5 servings

400/500gLauki
3/4 cupChana dal
1/2 tspSalt as per taste, turmeric
1/2 tspSugar or honey
as requiredOil refined.no ghee or butter to give a mild touch
Gravy
1Onion big sliced
1 tbspGinger garlic paste
4Green chilli chopped
1 tspCoriander seeds crushed
1tspCumin crushed
Garam masala sabut
12 green eichi,
2 laung,
1 stick dalchini
4 Kali mirch
1small Tomato for tangi taste or amchur 1/4 tsp..but not both...either only
For tempering
1 tbsp Mustard seeds
As requiredHing,
2Dry red chilli
1/6 tspChilli flakes
as needed Curry flakes

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Steps

45 mins

1

Pressure cook Dal for 2 whistles,to get Dal not mushy but just breaking
Put the veggie too..don't worry it won't break or melt away.
This should be done with salt n turmeric.
Allow pressure to b released normally
2

Now for gravy,we need to add in a kadai two spoon. Of oil refined,don't use ghee or butter...it's simple food but delicious in itself...
Add onion,once translucent,add ginger garlic paste,green chilli..
Allow it to b cooked,for raw smell to go off.
3

Time to add spices coriander,cumin crushed...less then finer.
Add sabut garam masala tossed on pan without oil...n powdered
4

Once oil releases,...add the pressure items with water...don't discard that water to add fresh water.its gud to taste,
Now add crushed into powder kasur methi.