Lauki Ki Daal

Lauki/Dudhi/Bottle gourd ki daal (with stepwise pictures) is yummy Indian Dal which goes well with chapati, Rice and Paratha!

Ingredients:

• Toovar/Masoor Dal, 1 cup
• Lauki/Dudhi/bottle gourd, 8-10 pieces of sliced 1" thick
• Onions, 2 finely chopped
• Tomatoes, 2 finely chopped
• Cumin seeds, 1/2 tspn
• Mustard seeds, 1/2 tspn
• Curry leaves, 4-5
• Ginger-garlic paste, 1 tspn
• Turmeric, 1/2 tspn
• Red chilli powder, 1 tspn
• Coriander powder, 1/2 tspn
• Garam masala powder, 1/2 tspn
• Amchur powder, 1/4 tspn
• Coriander leaves, chopped
• Oil, 2-3 tblspn
• Salt, to taste

Serves: 5-6

Recipe Type: Dal/Soup

Recipe:

• Wash toovar/masoor dal and put it in a pressure cooker.
• Add water so that it covers the dal above one inch.
• Cook till its done. Keep aside.

• Peel bottle gourd and make an inch thick pieces out of it. Wash and keep aside.
• In a wok or pan, add oil.
• When its hot, add cumin seeds.
• When it splutters add mustard seeds and curry leaves.
• Add onions.
• Fry till they are golden, add Ginger-garlic paste. Saute on low flame for few seconds.

• Add tomatoes, red chilli powder, turmeric, coriander powder.
• Cook till tomatoes are all tender and mushy.
• Add washed lauki.
• Cover the pan and cook till its tender stirring occasionally.

• Now, add this lauki masala to the dal.
• Mix well.
• Put the dal on flame.
• Add garam masala powder, amchur powder, coriander leaves and cook for 5-7 mins.
• Lauki ki Dal is ready!