LAUKI WALI CHANA DAL

(WHITE BOTTLE GOURD)

INGREDIENTS

1 cup chana dal

1 small lauki

½ tsp turmeric powder

1 -2 whole red chilly, 1 tsp garam masala

A pinch of hing, ¼ cup dry ginger powder

3-4 cloves, 1 black cardamom

1 tsp zeera, 1-2 bay leaves

2 tbsp desi ghee

Salt to taste,

¼ cup finely chopped coriander leave

METHOD

1 Soak dal for about 1 hr before cooking, wash the dal, cook it with water, turmeric powder and salt till ¾ cooked (75%),

2 Peel the lauki and cut into 2” square and keep aside.

Heat oil and light fry the lauki, remove it and add to the dal, cook for some time till it is done

3 Heat desi ghee in a pan , add hing and let it splutter, add bay leaves and all the masala and cook for a while, add a little of the dal and cook till thoroughly mixed, now add the lauki dal to the pan and cook for few minutes on slow flame.

4 Serve hot with the main course of t