Spicy Chana Lauki

Recipe

Ingredients (servings for 4)

• 1/ 2 kg lauki
• Tomato Pury of 2 tomatoes
• 1 medium size chopped onion
• 1 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 tsp chopped ginger
• 1 tsp chopped green chili
• 4 tsp chana dal soaked for 30 minutes
• 1 tsp dhania powder
• 1/2 tsp haldi
• 4 cups water
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 3 tsp oil
• 1 tsp cumin/jeera
• 1 tsp chopped green coriander
• Salt according to taste

Method

• Heat oil in the cooker add jeera, garlic and ginger.
• After 15 sec add green chili with onion.
• After 1 minute add soaked chana dal into the cooker and roast it for 2 minutes.
• Add all the masala's , salt and tomato pury to it.
• Saute it till it leaves oil in the cooker,then add chopped lauki into it.Add water and close the lid of the cooker.
• Keep it on slow flame.As it has chana dal so it will require time to cook, atleast 5-6 whistle will be required ,if not cooked increase the number of whistles.when it is done garnish it with coriander green.

Server it hot. Very healthy and delicious too.