How to make Lauki Chana Dal Recipe
This healthy and delicious Lauki Chana dal Recipe is a Sindhi-style recipe made with Lauki (Bottle Gourd), chickpea lentils (chana dal), and some Indian spices. You can add tomatoes, but I have not included them in the recipe. It tastes delicious even without tomatoes. Plus, I have made this Lauki chana dal recipe without onion and garlic.
Lauki, or Doodhi, is known in India by various names like – Dudhi, Ghiya, White Pumpkin, and Bottle Gourd. Lauki is a Hindi word, Doodhi is a Gujarati word, and Dudhi is in Marathi.
It is good to have Lauki or Bottle Gourd in summer as it is easy to digest, plus it has a high water content which has a cooling effect on the body. This lauki chana dal ki sabji or Dudhi chana dal recipe has many health benefits. Lauki or Bottle Gourd is full of vitamins, maintains a healthy heart, and is best for people having blood pressure. After pregnancy, ladies should include this vegetable in their daily meals.
This is a simple and quick lauki Chana Dal Recipe or Dudhi chana dal made in 10 minutes, provided you have soaked the chana dal much ahead and kept it ready. You can also chop the bottle gourd in advance; however, ensure you have soaked the lauki or bottle gourd in water; it turns black when kept as it is.
I have made this Lauki Chana Dal Recipe in a pressure cooker as it saves time and gas consumption. You can make this Lauki chana dal recipe in a pot, but it takes quite a time to cook the vegetable. I make this Dudhi or Lauki Chana Dal Recipe every week in my house. Whenever I don’t have an option, I prefer to make this Lauki chana dal recipe as Doodhi and Chana dal is always available at home.
You can make this Lauki chana dal recipe for dinner or lunch with just a few ingredients available at home. This sabzi goes well with chapati or roti, but I like to eat this lauki chana dal ki sabji with split moong dal Khichdi accompaniment with raita and papad.
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How to make Lauki Chana Dal Recipe(Updated)
Ingredients
- 900 grams White Pumpkin or Bottle Gourd
- ½ cup Chana dal
- 2 + 1 tbsp + tsp Oil
- 2 Green chili chopped
- ½ inch Ginger
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder
- ¾ tbsp Coriander Powder
- ½ tbsp Red Chilli Powder
- ¼ tsp Mango Powder
- Salt as per taste
- ½ cup Water
- Fresh Coriander
Instructions
- Take ½ cup chana dal (Bengal gram) in a bowl. Wash with water 2 to 3 times. Add enough water and soak for half an hour.
- Take 900 grams of Bottle Gourd or white pumpkin. Wash it and wipe it with a clean napkin.
- Cut the front and the end side of the pumpkin.
- Peel the skin either with a knife or a peeler.
- Cut the pumpkin into small pieces.
- Soak the chopped pumpkin in water as it turns black fast when exposed to air.
- In a cooker, add 2 tbsp oil and let it heat up.
- Add two green chilies chopped, ½ inch ginger chopped, and ¼ tsp asafoetida.
- Add the chopped pumpkin and saute it for a minute.
- Add the soaked chana dal (Bengal gram), ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tbsp red chili powder, ¾ tbsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp mango powder. Mix all the ingredients well.
- Add 1 tsp oil and saute till all the spices turn aromatic.
- Add some fresh coriander leaves and mix well.
- Cook for one to two minutes on a medium flame. The pumpkin will start to release water.
- Add ½ cup water and mix well. The water level should be till the vegetable.
- Cover with the lid and pressure cook up to 5 whistles.
- Once the cooker is cooled, open the lid and mix well. Adjust the consistency as per requirement.
- Cover with the lid and cook on a low flame for a minute or two to dry the excess water.
- Smash the dal with your finger to check if it is cooked properly.
- Add some fresh coriander leaves and serve hot either with chapati or rice. The bhaji goes well with split yellow moong dal khichdi and chilled raita or curd.
- Enjoy at lunch or dinner.
How to make Lauki Chana Dal Ki Sabji at home Step by Step Photos
- In a bowl take ½ cup chana dal (Bengal gram). Wash it with water 2 to 3 times. Add enough water and soak for half an hour.
- Take 900 grams of Bottle Gourd or white pumpkin. Wash it and wipe it with a clean napkin.
- Cut the front and end side of the pumpkin.
- Peel the skin either with a knife or a peeler.
- Cut the pumpkin into small pieces.
- Soak the chopped pumpkin in water as it turns black fast when exposed to air.
- In a cooker, add 2 tbsp oil and let it heat up.
- Add two green chilies chopped, ½ inch ginger chopped, and ¼ tsp asafoetida.
- Add the chopped pumpkin and saute for a minute.
- Add the soaked chana dal (Bengal gram), ¼ tsp turmeric powder, ½ tbsp red chili powder, ¾ tbsp coriander powder, ¼ tsp mango powder. Mix all the ingredients well.
- Add 1 tsp oil and saute till all the spices turn aromatic.
- Add some fresh coriander and mix it well.
- Cook for one to two minutes on a medium flame. The pumpkin will start to release water.
- Add ½ cup water and mix it well. The water level should be till the vegetable.
- Cover with the lid and pressure cook up to 5 whistles.
- Once the cooker is cooled, open the lid and mix well. Adjust the consistency as per requirement.
- Cover with the lid and cook on a low flame for a minute or two to dry the excess water.
- Smash the dal with your finger to check if it is cooked properly.
- Add some fresh coriander leaves and serve hot either with chapati or rice. The bhaji goes well with split yellow moong dal khichdi and chilled raita or curd.
- Enjoy at lunch or dinner.
FAQs
Can we eat Lauki at night?
The water content in Lauki is very high. It has a cooling effect on the body. Eating Lauki at night raises the water content in your body. This helps to get a good sleep and not feel exhausted.
What are the benefits of drinking Lauki Juice?
Lauki is a vegetable rich in water content, full of iron, vitamins, low in calories, and zero fat. Drinking Lauki juice once or twice a week will help you maintain a healthy heart, weight loss, good digestion, and control blood pressure. During summer, it acts as a summer delight, has a cooling effect on the body, and helps to reduce the body heat and gain energy.
Is Bottle Gourd and Lauki the same?
Bottle Gourd is commonly called Lauki (in Hindi). It also has other names like Calabash, White pumpkin, and White-flowered gourd. It has high water content and many health benefits. Drinking a glass of juice is very beneficial for our body. All should consume this vegetable regularly in their daily diet.
Conclusion
In this Lauki Chana Dal Recipe, we have shared how to make this healthy Lauki Chana Dal recipe in a pressure cooker in just 15 minutes. A simple dish with common Indian spices, delicious and healthy to consume in the daily diet, especially in the summer, to keep the body cooling. Please try this Lauki chana dal recipe at home and enjoy it with roti or khichdi. If you like this recipe, please comment and rank us for this recipe. Your suggestion and comments are always welcome and are like a treasure to improve every time.