FOOD LIBRARY

Lauki Chana Dal Sabji with 2 Medium Chapatis

Ingredients

  • 200 g bottle gourd (lauki), peeled and cubed
  • 40 g chana dal, soaked 30 min
  • 1 medium onion, finely chopped (80 g)
  • 1 tomato, chopped (100 g)
  • 1 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1/2 tsp turmeric, 1 tsp cumin seeds, 1/2 tsp red chilli powder
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 120 g whole-wheat flour (for 2 medium chapatis)
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh coriander for garnish

Preparation

  1. Pressure-cook soaked chana dal with turmeric and salt until soft; set aside.
  2. Heat oil, temper cumin, sauté onion then ginger-garlic paste until golden.
  3. Add tomato and spices; cook to a thick masala.
  4. Stir in lauki cubes, cooked dal and little water; simmer 10-12 min until lauki is tender.
  5. Knead flour into soft dough, rest 10 min, roll and cook 2 medium chapatis on tawa.
  6. Garnish sabji with coriander and serve hot with the chapatis.