This is a very simple and easy curry prepared with bottle gourd and lentils. Though I love cooking, I do not like to slog in the kitchen for hours, so many of my recipes are easy to prepare and takes very less time. This lauki channa dal sabji can be prepared in just 20 minutes. We mostly have rotis for dinner, so I always make a variety of sabjis which is evident from the collection of side dish recipes for chapati in this space. This is one of my favorite lauki curry which I learn’t from a friend long time back. As I have added chana dal, it is healthy, filling and protein packed. With whole wheat rotis, it makes a complete meal. Today let us learn how to make lauki chana dal curry (dudhi chana dal curry) following this easy recipe with step wise pictures.
Lauki Chana Dal ki Sabji-Bottle Gourd Chana Dal Curry
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 20 mins
Serves: 3-4
Recipe Category: Side Dish-Side Dish for Chapati
Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 3-4
Recipe Category: Side Dish-Side Dish for Chapati
Recipe Cuisine: North Indian
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Bottle Gourd-Lauki- 3 cups chopped
Bengal gram dal-Channa dal-1/3cup
Onion -1/2 cup chopped
Green chillies -2 slit
Tomato -1 or 1/2 cup chopped
Ginger-Garlic Paste
Salt needed
Spice Powder
Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
Chilli Powder -1 tsp
Garam masala powder or kitchen king masala- 3/4 tsp
Dry Mango Powder/amchur powder -1/2 tsp
For the seasoning
Oil -3 tbsp
Cumin seeds -1 tsp
Red Chilli -1
Asafoetida/Hing
For Garnishing
Coriander leaves (finely chopped)
Preparation
Peel the skin and cut bottle gourd into cubes. Chop onion and tomatoes finely. Slit green chillies.
Wash and soak chana dal (kadalai paruppu) for 2 hours.
Method
In a small cooker or pressure pan, heat oil, add cumin seeds, when it splutters, add hing and red chillies.
Then add chopped onions, green chillies and curry leaves.
Saute until onions turn transparent. Then add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more minutes.
Add chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, chilli powder, amchur powder, kitchen king masala and salt needed.
Saute for a few seconds, then add chopped bottle gourd, channa dal and mix well.
Add 3/4 cup of water and pressure cook for 3 whistles.
Once the pressure subsides, open the cooker, mix the contents and simmer for 5-6 minutes.You can adjust the consistency of the gravy as preferred.
Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with parathas or chapati.
This recipe is pretty simple with full of flavors and goodness.
More Bottle Gourd Recipes
Sorakkai Kootu (South Indian style)
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perfect side dish, loved it.
It is very easyto make,very tasty to eat,very thankful to u.
So easy and so tasty … Thank you for Sharing
Thanks for sharing this recipe. I was actually searching for a lauki sabji recipe, besides lauki kofta and sorakkai kootu.. this is just perfect!!
Can we use moongdal instead of channa dal?
Yes, you can use moong dal but that becomes another recipe and not lauki chana dal sabji.
I follow a lot of your recipes and they turn out really tasty…but never got the chance to comment…Thank you sooo much!!
Thanks for all your recipes. I follow your recipes regularly. Can we use Ash Gourd instead of bottle gourd.
Tried this. Perfect with roti. Thank you:)
Very tasty!!! I tried it and had with rice.