Bottle Gourd & Chana Daal Curry: (Lauki Chana Dal Ki Sabzi)

Name: Bottle Gourd & Chana Daal Curry: (Lauki Chana Dal Ki Sabzi)
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 & 1/2 cups chopped bottle gourd (lauki / doodhi); 1 onion sliced; 1/2 cup Chana Dal (bengal gram); 1 medium Tomato, finely chopped / tomato tin 1/2 cup; 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing), optional; 1 small piece of Cinnamon, optional; 5-6 cloves Garlic, finely chopped, optional; 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder; 1 tsp Coriander Powder; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 Tbsp finely chopped Coriander Leaves, for garnishing; Salt to taste; 1 & 1/2 cup boiled Water; 5 Tbsp Oil

Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

Lauki Chana Daal, a simple and healthy curry prepared with Bottle Gourd (aka Lauki, Doodhi or Ghiya) and Spilt Yellow gram / Bengal Gram Daal (Chana Daal), is popular in all regions of Pakistan and India.

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Lubna’s Kitchen @lubnaskitchen

United Kingdom

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Ingredients

1& 1/2 cups chopped bottle gourd (lauki / doodhi)
1onion sliced
1/2 cupChana Dal (bengal gram)
1medium Tomato, finely chopped / tomato tin 1/2 cup
1/4 tspMustard Seeds
1/2 tspCumin Seeds
1 pinchAsafoetida (hing), optional
1small piece of Cinnamon, optional
5-6 clovesGarlic, finely chopped, optional
1 tspRed Chilli Powder
1 tspCoriander Powder
1/4 tspTurmeric Powder
2 Tbspfinely chopped Coriander Leaves, for garnishing
Salt to taste
1& 1/2 cup boiled Water
5 TbspOil

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Steps

1

Soak chana dal in water for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, wash dal well add water boil 80% and keep aside. Peel and cut bottle gourd (lauki) into chunks pieces.
2

Heat 5 Tbsp oil in a pan over medium flame. Add mustard seeds; when they begin to crackle, add cumin seeds, asafoetida, chopped garlic and a small piece of cinnamon. Sauté for few second then add onion fry well until onion turns light brown.
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Add chopped tomato, red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt to taste and turmeric powder.
Stir and cook until tomatoes turn soft, it will take around 2-minutes.
Add boiled and drained chana dal.Add chopped lauki.
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Mix well and sauté for 3-4 minutes. This step is necessary to enhance the taste of the curry as the lauki cooks with spices in oil brings out the flavor.
Add 1 & 1/2 cup boiled water and mix well. Bring to the boil and Close the lid and cook over slow flame till bottle gourd cooked completely.
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Turn off the flame and open the lid and taste the curry for the salt. If required, add more at this stage.
If the cooked curry has too much gravy, cook it again for 2-3 minutes or until you get the desired consistency. Transfer prepared lauki chana dal sabzi to a serving bowl and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Serve with naan, bread, chapatti or rice.