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Bottle gourd chana dal

Name: Bottle gourd chana dal
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 0.75 cup chana dal, soaked 30 minutes; 2 cup bottle gourd, diced; 0.5 tsp turmeric; 3 cup water; 0.75 tsp salt; 1 tsp oil; 0.5 tsp cumin seeds; 1 piece ginger, chopped; 1 piece green chilli

Chana dal and diced lauki cooked together with ginger, turmeric and a cumin tempering.

30 min

0 of 4 steps done

4 servings

Heat: Mild

Approximate nutrition

A rough guide per original serving, not a lab test.

Energy190 per serving
Protein10g per serving
Carbs26g per serving
Fibre6g per serving

Ingredients

Method

1.Cook dal, gourd, turmeric and water until the dal is soft but not paste, about 25 minutes or 2 pressure whistles.
2.Add salt and mash a few ladles so the gravy thickens slightly.
3.Temper cumin, ginger and chilli in oil.
4.Fold the tempering in and simmer 2 minutes.

Bottle gourd chana dal

Approximate nutrition

Ingredients

Method

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