Lauki Chana Dal Sabzi

 Ingredients:

1. Bottle Gourd/Lauki - 1 cup cubed

2. Chana dal/Kadala parippu - 1/4 cup

3. Onion - 1 medium sized

4. Tomato - 1 medium sized

5. Ginger grated - 1 teaspoon

6. Mustard seeds - 1/4 teaspoon

7. Turmeric powder - 1/4 teaspoon

8. Red Chilli powder - 1/2 teaspoon

9. Oil - 1 tablespoon

10. Salt to taste

Method:

1. Soak chana dal for atleast 1 hour.

2. Wash chanan dal and pressure cook along with bottle gourd pieces. Also add 1/2 cup water, salt to taste and turmeric powder. Pressure cook for atleast 10-12 minutes.

3. Heat oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. 

4. Add finely chopped onion and saute till they turn translucent. Then add grated ginger, red chilli powder and finely chopped tomato. Fry till tomatoes\ are mushy.

5. Add cooked chana and lauki, cover and cook for 10 minutes on low flame.

Serve with chapathi.