Lauki Chana Dal is one of the maximum famous vegetarian recipes. This dal recipe with simple and easy-to-follow step image that is very spicy and so looks notable as easy to make and traditional Punjabi cuisine.
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It is typically a dry and nutritious lauki recipe loaded with bottle gourd and aroma with whole spices.
Components
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How to make Lauki Chana Dal
Step By Step Images
Cut Veggies
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Cooking Chana Dal
Wash and soak the lentils for at least 20 minutes and after 20 minutes. Drain the water, completed.
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Put the drained lentils, around 3 cups of water in a cooking pot and bring to a boil. Lower the flame and cook for 25-30 minutes. Check between.
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After 30 minutes, check the lentils are tender. When the lentils are tender, switch off the flame.
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Cooking Lauki
Heat 1/3 cup of oil in a wok. Once the slightly hot.
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Add whole spices, and fry until they start to fragrant.
- Star anise 1
- Green cardamom 4
- Cinnamon stick 1
- Cloves 3
- Black peppercorns 8
- Black cardamom 1
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Add onion sliced 2 small and along with chopped ginger, garlic and keep stirring.
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And then add sliced green chili and fry for a minute until translucent.
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Add lauki and keep stirring, cover, and cook without water until the lauki is half cooked. It will take around 10-12 minutes, medium flame.
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Next, add tomato and along with powder spices mix well and cook for 10 minutes till the tomatoes are broken down and mushy.
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When the tomatoes are soft and the oil starts to leave the edges.
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Finally, add the cooked dal along with the stock to the pot.
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Now add 1/2 cup water and green chili. Once the water comes to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cover, Cook a further 5 minutes until the dal turns thick.
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Enjoy the daal with Boil Rice, and warm Roti (Chapati & Phulka)
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Lauki Chana Dal
Ingredients
- 2 Medium Bottle gourd Lauki
- 1 Cup Split Chickpea lentils Chana Dal
- Ginger chopped
- 3 Cloves Garlic chopped
- 2 Medium Tomatoes
- 2 Small Onions
- 1/3 Cup Oil
Whole Spices
- 1 Star anise
- 1 inch Cinnamon stick
- 1 Black cardamom
- 4 Green cardamom
- 3 Cloves
- 8 Black pepper corns
Powder spices
- 1 and 1/2 Tbsp Red chili powder
- 1 Tbsp Coriander powder
- 1 Tsp Cumin powder
- 1/2 Tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 Tsp Salt
- 3 and 1/2 Cups Water
Garnish
- 4 Green chili
- Coriander leaves As needed
Instructions
How To Make Lauki Chana Dal
- Cut Veggies
Cooking Chana Dal
- Wash and soak the lentils for at least 20 minutes and after 20 minutes. Drain the water, completed.
- Put the drained lentils, around 3 cups of water in a cooking pot and bring to a boil. Lower the flame and cook for 25-30 minutes. Check between.
- After 30 minutes, check the lentils are tender. When the lentils are tender, switch off the flame.
Cooking Lauki
- Heat 1/3 cup of oil in a wok. Once the slightly hot.
- Add whole spices, Star anise 1, Green cardamom 4,Cinnamon stick 1,Cloves 3,Black pepper corns 8,Black cardamom 1,fry until they start fragrant.
- Add onion sliced 2 small and along with chopped ginger, garlic and keep stirring.
- And then add sliced green chili and fry for a minute until translucent.
- Add lauki and keep stirring, cover and cook without water until the lauki is half cooked. It will take around 10-12 minutes, medium flame.
- Next add tomato and along with powder spices mix well and cook for 10 minutes till the tomatoes are broken down and mushy.
- When the tomatoes are soft and the oil starts to leave the edges.
- Finally, add the cooked dal along with the stock in the pot.
- Now add 1/2 cup water and green chili. Once the water come to a boil, reduces the heat to a medium and cover, Cook further 5 minutes until the dal turns thick.
- Enjoy the daal with rice, warm roti.
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