Recipe- Healthy And Tasty Lauki Chana Dal Sabzi

Lauki chana dal sabzi is a vegan curry made with bottle gourd (known as sorekayi/doodhi/ghiya) and chana dal (split Bengal gram). This simple and healthy vegan curry tastes great as a side dish and can also be eaten on its own as a low-carb meal.

Ingredients

5 cups bottle gourd (approximately 1 kg)
1 cup chana dal
2 tablespoon oil
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
2 bay leaves
1 cup onion (1 large)
1 tablespoon ginger paste
2-3 cloves garlic grated (or 1 teaspoon garlic paste)
1-2 green chilli finely chopped (or as per taste)
1 cup tomato (2 medium)
1 tablespoon coriander powder
½ teaspoon turmeric powder
½ teaspoon chilli powder
1 teaspoon garam masala
2 tablespoon coriander leaves
1 tablespoon lemon juice

Method

- Wash the chana dal and soak in water for 1 hour

- Wash and peel the bottle gourd. Cut it into small cubes

- Heat oil in a frying pan or kadhai and add cumin seeds and bay leaves

- Once the cumin seeds splutter, add onion

- Saute on medium heat until the onion is translucent

- Add ginger, garlic, and green chilli. Saute until the raw smell of ginger and garlic goes

- Add tomatoes, coriander powder, turmeric powder, chilli powder, and salt. Mix well

- Cover and simmer until the tomatoes are soft and oil beings to release

- Add chana dal and bottle gourd

- Add 2 cups water and bring to boil

- Cover and cook until the bottle gourd and chana dal are completely cooked. Keep stirring occasionally

- Add garam masala, coriander leaves, and lemon juice. Mix well

- Serve hot with roti/rice.