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Lauki in Channa Dal
Ingredients
Ingredients
- ¾ kg - lauki
- 200 g - channa dal (soaked for 30 minutes)
- 3 tbsp - ghee
- 3 to 4 - medium sized onions (finely sliced)
- 2 - cloves
- 1" piece cinnamon stick
- 3-4 green chillies (slit)
- 4 big tomatoes (finely chopped)
- 1" ginger (crushed)
- 4 to 5 cloves - garlic (crushed)
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 1/2 tsp coriander powder
- 2 tsp red chilli powder
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 2 green chillies (slit)
- 1" ginger (cut into juliennes)
- finely chopped coriander leaves
- Peel and chop the lauki into 1" pieces.
- Pressure cook the dal and lauki along with salt, turmeric powder and two cups water till 3 whistles. Keep aside.
- Heat ghee in a kadai.
- Add onions, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds green chillies, ginger and garlic.
- Saute the onions on a low flame till pink.
- Add the tomatoes and cook on a low flame till tender.
- Add coriander powder and red chilli powder. Saute till ghee separates.
- Add this onion tomato mixture to the cooked lauki and dal. Mix well.
- Simmer for 8-10 minutes stirring at regular intervals.
- Garnish with slit green chillies, julienne of ginger and coriander leaves.
- Serve hot with phulkas
