Peel and cut bottle gourd/ lauki into medium cubes andkeep aside.
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.
Now add the ginger – garlic paste, green chillies and fry all till golden in color.
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.
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,
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.
Turn off the flames and garnish it with freshly chopped coriander and serve hot with rice or chapati.