Lauki ki Daal

Serves : 4-5

Cooking time : 30 minutes

Ingredients 

1. Split Chickpeas 1/2 cup
2. Red lentils 1/4 cup
3. Salt to taste
4. Kashmiri red chilli powder 1 Tspn
5. Tomato 1
6. Bottle gourd 1 cup (cut into small chunks)
7. Turmeric powder 1/2 tspn
8. Ginger garlic paste 1 tspn
9. Green chilles 8
10. Coriander powder 1 Tspn
11. All spice powder 1/2 Tspn
12. Kasuri methi  ( 1 Tspn ) / Fresh small fenugreek leaves few
13. Coriander leaves few

For the tempering

1. Cumin seeds 1 tbspn
2. Fresh garlic pods crushed a bit  ( few)
3. Dried red chilles 4-5
4. Fresh curry leaves handful
5. Oil 1/2 cup

Method

• Soak the lentils together for 15 minutes.
• Transfer it to a cooker and add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, tomato (cut to small), green chilles and ginger garlic.
• Presure cook till done, mash the daal with a wooden crusher or you can use a hand blender.
• Add bottle gourd, coriander leaves, salt, kasuri methi ,coriander powder and all spice powder.
• Cook till the bottle gourd goes tender. The consistency of the daal should be medium thick.
• Finally heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, let them splutter. Later add garlic, turn them brown in color.
• Finally add dried red chilles and curry leaves.
• Transfer this tempering to the hot daal. 
• Close the lid and leave aside for 5-10 minutes.

Serve hot with steamed rice, Fried mutton.