Lauki Chana dal curry | Sorakaya SenagaPappu Curry
Lauki Chana Dal Curry is a comforting and wholesome Indian dish made with lauki (bottle gourd) and chana dal (split Bengal gram).
Ingredients
- 3 Cups Lauki pieces
- 1/2 Cup Chana Dal
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tomato
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 tbsp Oil/Ghee
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
Instructions
- Soak chana dal for 3 to 4 hours.
- Peel and cut lauki into bite size cubes.
- Chop onion and tomato.
- Slit green chillis.
- Heat oil or ghee in a pressure pan, add cumin seeds.
- Allow them to splutter and add slit green chillis.
- Saute them and add onion.
- Fry them till they turn translucent.
- Add ginger garlic paste, and sautee till the raw smell goes off.
- Add tomatoes and fry till they turn mushy.
- Add lauki pieces, soaked chana dal.
- Add salt, turmeric powder and all other spices.
- Add red chillis powder, coriander powder and garam masala.
- Combine all of them well and add 1 cup of water.
- Pressure cook for 3 to 5 whistles or till the lauki cooks well.
- Switch off the flame and let pan cools automatically.
- Open the lid and mix it well and let it cook for another 5 minutes on a low flame.
- Let the excess water present in the curry reduces and oil separates.
- Transfer the lauki chana dal curry into serving bowl.
- Sprinkle it with freshly chopped coriander leaves.
- Serve lauki chana dal curry with rice, roti, chapati or jeera rice.
Notes
Soak chana dal for at least 3 to 4 hours to cook softly.
Use only fresh and tender lauki for better taste.