Lauki Chana Dal is a simple nutritious curry made with bottle gourd and bengal gram lentils. This is a North Indian or Punjabi style preparation for this curry made in a pressure cooker.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time25 minutesmins
Soaking Time30 minutesmins
Total Time30 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: bottle gourd recipe, dal ghiya, lauki chana dal
Soak Chana dal along with the water for soaking for 30 minutes. Then drain the water and keep aside.
Start the pressure cooker in sauté mode and heat oil in it. Add cumin seeds, and sauté for 30 seconds.
Once the cumin seeds start to change color, add the onions, garlic, ginger, green chili and sauté for 2 minutes.
Add tomatoes and spices and stir them well. Add chana dal, lauki and water for cooking. Stir it all up. Pressure Cancel and close the lid with vent in sealing position.
Change the electric pressure cooker setting to manual or pressure cook mode at high pressure for for 8 mins.
If using a stovetop pressure cooker, cook on medium-high heat for 2-3 whistles.
After the pressure cooking is done, let the pressure release naturally for 10 minutes, then release the pressure manually. Add lime juice and give a good stir.
Garnish with cilantro and enjoy Lauki Chana Dal with roti or rice.
Notes
Make it less spicy: Skip the green chili and reduce red chili powder. Which Green chili to use? I typically use Thai, Birdeye or Serrano Chili Pepper in my recipes. Don't forget to adjust to your taste. Created: This recipe was created in a 6qt Instant Pot DUO60 Multi-use Programmable Pressure Cooker.