Lauki Chana Dal | Sorakaya Senagapappu Curry
lauki chana dal is a nutritious, comforting curry recipe. Lauki is known as Sorakaya or anapakaya in Telugu. We make different varieties of recipes with this vegetable. It is good for health too.
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Lauki / Sorakaya cut into byte size pieces
- 1 Cup Chana Dal/Senaga pappu
- 1 Onion
- 1 Tomato
- Salt to Taste
- 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
- 1 tsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1 tsp Coriander Powder
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
Ingredients For Tadka
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 2 red chillis
- 1/4 tsp asafoetida/Hing
- 4 or 5 curry leaves
Instructions
- Wash and peel lauki, cut into bite size pieces.
- Chop onions and tomatoes.
- Soak chana dal for half an hour.
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
- Add ingredients under Tadka.
- Saute them well and let the cumin starts spluttering.
- Add chopped onions and fry till they change colour.
- Add tomatoes and let them cook till turn mushy.
- Add salt, turmeric powder and saute them.
- Add soaked chana dal, lauki pieces too.
- Combine all of them well.
- Add red chilli powder, coriander powder and garam masala.
- Mix them well and add 2 cups of water.
- Pressure cook them for 3 to 5 whistles.
- Let the pressure goes off and cooker cools down completely.
- Mix them well and cook for another 3 to 5 minutes.
- The curry should cook well and it should be wet only, like a gravy curry.
- Serve lauki chana dal with rice or roti.
Notes
Prefer to use tender lauki for better taste and texture.
Soak chana dal for at least half an hour, so that the dal cooks completely and softens well.
Adding spices depend on the taste you like, if you like spicy add more chilli powder and coriander powder.