Dudhi Chana Nu Shaak/Lauki Chana Dal ki Subji/ Bottlegourd Gram Curry

Dudhi Chana Nu Shaak/Lauki Chana Dal ki Subji/ Bottlegourd Gram Curry is a curry made as a regular everyday meal (roz ka khana) in Gujarati household. It is a delicious, protein-rich and vegan curry made by cooking Dudhi (bottle gourd) and chana dal (split gram) along with spices.

Course curry, Main Dish, roz ka khana, vegan

Cuisine Gujarati, Indian

Keyword bottlegourd, chanadal, curry, dinner, gujarati, healthy, homemade, lunchbox, maindish, noonion, proteinrich, pulses, quick, rozkakhana, vegan, weightloss

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings

Calories 135kcal

Ingredients

250 g bottlegourd doodhi, washed, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup split gram chana dal soaked for 1 hour
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds rai
1/2 tsp cumin seeds jeera
1/4 tsp asafoetida hing
1/2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tomato washed and finely chopped
2 tsp sugar (skip if you want to make diabetic friendly)
1 tsp red chili powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder haldi
2 tsp coriander cumin powder dhania jeera powder
1 cup water
salt as per taste

Instructions

Wash and soak the split gram (chana dal) for at least one hour.
Heat oil in the pressure cooker pan. Add mustard seeds (rai) to it. When it crackles add cumin seed (jeera) to it. Then add asafoetida (hing) and ginger garlic paste.
Add washed and chopped tomatoes to it. Add a little salt and cook till tomatoes soften.
Add spices - turmeric powder (haldi), coriander-cumin powder (dhania-jeera powder), red chili powder and sugar. Saute till spices release aroma.
Now add the soaked chana dal and half cup of water.
Let the water boil and dal cook for 5 minutes.
Add the chopped bottle gourd (dudhi) to it.
Mix well and add remaining water and salt to it. Close the pressure cooker lid with a whistle and cook for 4 whistles on high heat and 2 whistles on low heat.
Let the pressure cooker cool by itself. Remove the lid and dudhi chana nu shaak is ready to serve.
Enjoy the dudhi chana nu shaak with hot rotis, bhakri , rotla or thepla.

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