Hey everyone, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, lauki chana dal. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Lauki Chana dal is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look wonderful. Lauki Chana dal is something which I have loved my whole life.
Lauki chana dal recipe with step by step photos - a tasty and healthy gravy recipe made with bottle gourd (opo squash) and bengal gram (chana dal or split chickpea). This Punjabi lauki chana dal curry is an easy and quick recipe and goes very well with roti or phulkas. This recipe is made quite often at home.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lauki chana dal using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Lauki Chana dal:
- Make ready 1 cup split bengal gram
- Make ready 1/2 bottle gourd
- Prepare 1 pinch black pepper
- Take 1 pinch asafoetida
- Take 1 pinch cumin seeds
- Get 1 tomato
- Prepare 4 green chillies
- Take salt as per taste
- Get 1/4 tsp red chilli
- Make ready 4 tsp oil
- Take 1 pinch turmeric
Therefore, such pressure cooker recipes like Dal Makhani, Veg Pulao, Rajma Masala, Punjabi Lobia Masala are my keepers. Also, today's recipe of Lauki Chana Dal or dudhi chana dal is also a hit on that list of keepers. Out of most of the Indian sabzis, this dal happens to be a rejuvenating curry. Firstly, it has the earthy flavors of Bengal gram.
Steps to make Lauki Chana dal:
- Wash the dal thoroughly. Pressure cook it to 2 whistles on a high flame.
- Cut the bottle gourd. Pressure cook it also.
- Grind the tomatoes and chillies. Make a fine paste.
- In a wok, add oil. Now add a pinch of asafoetida, cumin, black pepper. Now add all the spices to the paste. Stir fry it till oil comes out. - Now add 2 tsp of water and add bottle gourd and gram dal.
- Cook it for a minute. Add water, as required.
Lauki Chana Dal is a nutritious recipe that combined the Bottle Gourd and lentils making it a perfect dish for a wholesome lunch or dinner. Lauki is also known as Doodhi or Giya and one of my favorite dishes while growing up. In the South, we make Kootu with the Lauki that was cooked along with lentils and coconut. When I got married I noticed many similarities with this dish and Kootu. Lauki chana dal - this is one of my favorite recipes!
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