Lau, Paneer diye Chola’r Dal (Chana Dal with Louki/ Bottle Gourd and Paneer/Cottage Cheese)

Name: Lau, Paneer diye Chola’r Dal (Chana Dal with Louki/ Bottle Gourd and Paneer/Cottage Cheese)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: 4-5 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms Cholar Dal / Chana Dal washed and soaked overnight; 1 Small Bottle Gourd / Louki (300-350 gms); 150-200 gms Paneer cubed; 1-2 inches Ginger; 4-5 Fresh Green Chillies; 1 Bay leaf; 1 Cinnamon Stick; 1 Whole Dry Red Chilli; 1-2 tbsps Mustard oil; 1 tbsp Ghee; 1/2 tsp Garam Masala; 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 1/2 tsp Cumin powder; Salt as per taste; 1/2 tsp Sugar; Small Fistful of Cashew nuts; Small Fistful of Raisins

Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

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This is Bengali Style Chana Dal / Chola’r Dal, in which Coconut is a must. I love to add Louki/ Lau and Paneer it if it’s a total vegetable day. It goes well with Phulko Luchi- Bengali style Puri.
I prefer to soak the Chana Dal / split Bengal gram dal overnight .

Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

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Ingredients

1 hour

4-5 servings

200 gmsCholar Dal / Chana Dal washed and soaked overnight
1Small Bottle Gourd / Louki (300-350 gms)
150-200 gmsPaneer cubed
1-2 inchesGinger
4-5Fresh Green Chillies
1Bay leaf
1Cinnamon Stick
1Whole Dry Red Chilli
1-2 tbspsMustard oil
1 tbspGhee
1/2 tspGaram Masala
1/2 tspTurmeric powder
1/2 tspCumin powder
Salt as per taste
1/2 tspSugar
Small Fistful of Cashew nuts
Small Fistful of Raisins

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Steps

1 hour

1

Cook the overnight soaked with little water in a pressure cooker with 2 whistles or until softened depending upon your pressure cooker.
2

Cut the paneer into cubes and fry it and soak it in hot water.
3

Heat little oil. Slice and chop the coconut and fry it along with cashews and raisins and keep it aside to add later on.
4

Peel and cut the louki/bottle gourd into small pieces /cubes. Peel ginger and crush and make it into a paste with 1-2 green chillies depending upon the spice level you want.
5

In the same oil, add the whole spices- cumin seeds, cinnamon, whole dry chilli and Bay leaf and once it crackles add the ginger chilli paste. Saute and then add the Louki, add turmeric, cumin powder and mix it well, cover and cook for about 10-15 minutes till the Louki softens a bit.
6

Then add the pressure cooked Chana dal. Add salt and enough hot water and cook it further for some time.
7

Add the fried Cashew, raisins and coconut. After sometime add the fried paneer too and cook. Adjust water accordingly to the consistency of the dal needed and louki to cook well.
8

Add in the slit 2-3 green chillies, Garam Masala, sugar and ghee and cook for about 5-10 minutes, check the salt and add if needed.
9

Once done, serve hot with Hot Fried Luchi. Enjoy !

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Jibita Khanna @Jibitakhanna

on April 16, 2026 07:58

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