Bottle Gourd (Lauki) Daal

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Bottle Gourd (Lauki) Daal

Description

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :10 Min

Cook Time : 10 Min

Total Time : 20 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 6
  • 1 bottle gourd (Lauki) - small (chopped into 1cm cubes)


  • 1 cup Tur Daal or Masoor


  • 2 green chillies ( slit length-wise)




  • 1 onion - medium (finely chopped)




  • 1 tomato - small ( finely chopped)




  • 1/2 tsp turmeric Powder




  • 1/4 tsp chilli Powder




  • 1/2 tsp ghee


  • 2 cloves garlic (finely minced)




  • 2 cloves garlic (finely minced)




  • to taste sugar 1 pinch




  • to taste salt 1 pinch


Directions

  • Pressure cook the Tur/Masoor daal and Bottle gourd together with some salt. I generally use double the water as the quantity of daal.
  • One whistle later, set aside and let it cool down.
  • In a kadai, heat the ghee. Add asafoetida powder, green chillies, garlic and onions and fry until golden brown.
  • Then add the tomatoes and let them cook down. Add the turmeric, coriander and chilli powders and the pressure cooked daal and bottle gourd.