Dudhi Chana Dal
This is a traditional Indian dish cooked in almost every home that is delicious and hearty.
Ingredients
- 2 cups chopped dudhi (bottle gourd)
- 1 cup channa dal
- 2 tsp oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- pinch of asafetida(hing)
- 1 onion medium size, chopped
- 3 tomates chopped
- 1 green chili minced
- 1 inch ginger minced
- 5 garlic gloves minced
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp coriander cumin powder
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1 - 2 lemons
- salt
- sugar
- cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Wash and soak Chana dal in enough water while you prep other ingredients. Drain the water and keep aside.
- Set Instant Pot to saute mode and heat oil. Add hing and cumin seeds, cook them for a few seconds or until aromatic.
- Add onions with pinch of salt and let onions cook until soft.
- Next add ginger, garlic and green chili and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add tomatoes with pinch of salt and 1/2 cup water; let it cook until tomatoes are soft.
- Stir in all spices (turmeric, red chili, cumin coriander powder and garam masala). Add another 1/2 cup water and let the spices cook for a minute.
- Add soaked chana dal and chopped bottle gourd and mix to combine.
- Add just enough water to cover the dal and dudhi completely.
- Close the Instant Pot with pressure valve to sealing and pressure cook for 12 minutes.
- Let the pressure release naturally.
- Add lemon and sugar as per your liking. Also add more salt if necessary.
- Garnish it with chopped cilantro. Serve warm with roti!