Lauki Chana Dal – Bottle Gourd Cooked With Bengal Gram In A Medium Spicy n Dry Gravy

by Shaheen Ali

In continuation with the diabetic friendly recipes this month, today i brought you the most tastier version of lauki. For all those who make a fuss in eating lauki, this recipe is going to make them fall in love with the boring vegetable. Lauki Chana Dal is one such recipe that tantalize your taste buds and also can be enjoyed by children. It’s a perfect blend of taste and health for the diabetic patients too who want to keep their health in check. The recipe is adapted from my dearest mom but i tried to keep it simple using minimum oil and spices. You can make it more rich as per personal preference.

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LAUKI CHANA DAL - Bottle Gourd Cooked With Bengal Gram In A Medium Spicy n Dry Gravy

Course
main course
Cuisine north indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
helping
Ingredients
Course main course
Cuisine north indian
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings
helping
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Peel and cut bottle gourd/ lauki into medium cubes andkeep aside.
  2. Heat oil in a wok and add cumin, broken dry red chilli and bay leaf. As the cumin starts to splutter, add finely chopped onions and fry till the raw smell goes off.
  3. Now add the ginger - garlic paste, green chillies and fry all till golden in color.
  4. Now add the chopped tomatoes along with coriander powder, turmeric, red chilli powder and kitchen king. Fry all together till the oil starts leaving from sides.
  5. Now add the soaked chana dal and lauki to the fried mix and cook for another few minutes. You can add more oil if required,
  6. Once the color starts getting deep and oil oozing out from the sides, add little water to make a dry- medium gravy. Adjust salt as per taste and close the lid. Allow it to cook till the lauki and the dal becomes soft.
  7. Turn off the flames and garnish it with freshly chopped coriander and serve hot with rice or chapati.
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