July 16, 2010

Bottle gourd - Bengal Gram Daal Mix (Lauki-chana daal Mix)

I am not going to write much about this recipe. Everyone makes this and I tried this combo after marriage. Never ate at my home just knew that this combination exists :). Such options are always good for tiffins.




Ingredients:

1 medium size bottle gourd diced
1/2 cup Bengal Gram Daal (chana daal)
2 tsp Black Gram Daal (udad daal)
1 tbsp Onion Chopped
1 tbsp Tomato Chopped
1tbsp  Yogurt (optional)
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
1 tsp Red chili powder
2 tsp Green chili paste
Salt as per taste
Oil, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Seeds, Asafoetida (hing)

Method:

1. Wash daal and boil it separately. You can also boil lauki and keep aside or cook it later while making the sabzi.

2. Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and hing. Immediately add udad daal saute for 10 seconds and add onion. Saute till they turn transparent.

3. Now add green chili paste and tomato and saute again. Add turmeric and red chili powders and then add cooked daal and lauki.

4. Add salt as per taste and around 2-3 cups of water. Let the lauki cook and masalas blend in well.

Tips:

Yogurt if not sour add more tomato or add a pinch of aamchoor powder.

20 comments:

  1. its completely new to me...but since i love dal in any form im sure 2 like this too

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  2. Actually this is completely new to me. Is it served with roti/rice? or like chat/misal with chopped onions + sev + dahi on top with pav or something?

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  3. Hehe...SS..this is primarily to be eaten with roti (phulka). But you can try making a toast sandwich with this as a filling :)

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  4. This dish is new to me too, love this combo..

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  5. i love this combo ...ur's dal looks wonderful ..i too started preparing this dal after marriage ...wonderful color ...yummy yum

    satya
    http://superyummyrecipes.com

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  6. delicious...my mom make this kind of sabzi...goes perfect with hot roti's..yumm

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  7. very tempting click...and delicious

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  9. New to me..interesting combo..looks so delicious.

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  10. Sayali, what a beautiful pic dear, I love this combo as well :)

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  11. never tried this combo. looks very nice and deicious

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  12. I would love to have this comfort dal with hot chappatis

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  13. A very new recipe for me. It looks delicious.

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  14. colorful and delicious stir fry.. best with rice chapati..

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  15. Growing up, I never liked this dish! mom made me eat it still! This is our traditional dudhi-chana dal!

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  16. hey first time here...my hubby loves lauki in any form..goes very well with rotis..looks yummm...

    Lavanya

    www.lavsblog.com

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  17. First time here and liked your posts ...
    this lauki n chana daal is a fave at my place too but we make it a bit differently .
    liked this version.

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