Easy Lauki Chana Dal Recipe | Healthy Dudhi Chana Dal In Pressure Cooker

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 70 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Servings
  • Category: dal
  • Cuisine: north indian

Ingredients

for pressuer cooking:

  • 3 cup lauki / dudhi / bottle gourd (chopped)
  • 1 cup chana dal
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • ¼ tsp turmeric
  • ½ tsp chilli powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 cup water

for chana dal:

  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • pinch hing
  • 5 cloves garlic (chopped)
  • 1 onion (finely chopped)
  • ½ tsp turmeric
  • 1 tsp chilli powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • ½ tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 2 chilli (slit)
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp coriander (chopped)
  • 1 tbsp kasuri methi (crushed)

for tempering:

  • 2 tsp ghee
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • pinch chilli powder

Method

  1. Firstly, in a large bowl soak 1 cup chana dal for 30 minutes.
  2. Peel the skin of lauki and chop them roughly.
  3. In a pressure cooker, take 3 cup lauki, 1 cup soaked chana dal.
  4. Add 1 tsp ghee, ¼ tsp turmeric, ½ tsp chilli powder and ½ tsp salt.
  5. Saute for 2 minutes or until everything is well combined.
  6. Add 2 cup water and pressure cook for 4 whistles. Make sure not to add more water, as lauki will release water while cooking.
  7. In a large kadai heat 2 tbsp ghee. Add 1 tsp cumin, pinch hing and 5 cloves garlic.
  8. Saute until the garlic turns aromatic.
  9. Add 1 onion and saute until the onions turn golden brown. You can also add ginger paste here.
  10. Further keeping the flame on low, add ½ tsp turmeric, 1 tsp chilli powder, 1 tsp coriander powder, ½ tsp cumin powder, 1 tsp garam masala, 2 chilli and ½ tsp salt.
  11. Saute on low flame until the spices turn aromatic.
  12. Also, add 2 tomato and saute until the oil releases.
  13. Now add in cooked dal and mix gently.
  14. Add 1 cup water and adjust the consistency as required.
  15. Cover and simmer for 5 minutes, or until the dal absorbs the flavour.
  16. Furthermore, in a pan heat 2 tsp ghee, ½ tsp cumin and pinch chilli powder.
  17. Pour the tempering over the dal.
  18. Also add 2 tbsp coriander, 1 tbsp kasuri methi and mix well.
  19. Finally, enjoy Lauki Chana Dal Recipe with jeera rice.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.