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Bottle Gourd with Channa dal

Recipe courtesy - Mrs.Leela Narayanan

Tasty - 👍
Healthy - 👍
Easy to make - 👍
Easy to clean up after cooking- 👍👍

All boxes ticked!


Channa dal - 1/2 cup 
Lauki or Bottle Gourd - 1 medium or 1/2 of a long one

Oil - 2 tbsp
Jeera - 1 tsp
Onion - 1 large
Tomato - 1 large
Salt
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala - 1 tsp

Soak the dal in water for half hour.
Heat oil in a heat bottomed pan ; preferably in a pressure cooker.
Splutter the jeera and fry the onions till transparent.

Once the onion turns transparent add the  powders - Turmeric, garam masala and chilli powder.

Fry for 1 minute and add the tomato.

Add salt.

Fry till skin comes off.
Drain the water and add the dal. Fry for a minute.

Fry for 1 minute and add the Lauki and continue frying.


After a minute add 1 cup of water.

Mix well.

Pressure cook until 2 whistles.

Garnish with coriander leaf.

Serve hot.

Try Kachumber with this!

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