lauki chana daal

cooking time : 20 minutes 
 preparation time : 15 minutes 
 serve:4-6













 ingredients :

bottle gourd                1 peeled chopped medium size
split chickpea gram                1/2 cup soaked in water for 1 hour 
onion                           1 chopped 
tomato                  2 -3 chopped 
green chilly                          4 
ginger                      1/2 inch finely chopped 
cumin seed                1/2 tsp
turmeric powder          1/2 tsp
tara garam masala          1/2 tsp
red chilly powder           1/2 tsp
water                                     1 cup
oil                              3 tbsp
green coriander chopped           1 tbsp
curry leaf                                 3 to 5 
salt to taste 

 method :

• in pressure cooker heat oil add  cumin seed , ginger and curry leaf saute for few seconds . add turmeric tomato red chilly powder, chopped green chilly , tara garam masala and saute for 2 minutes . 

• add soaked split chickpea grams (chane ki daal ) and salt . and a cup of water and cover and cook till lentil get fully done . 

• add bottle gourd and again cover and pressure cook it . 
• in the end add chopped fresh coriander .