Warm, richly spiced, and built for a satisfying meal, Lauki Chana Dal Recipe | Healthy Dudhi Chana Dal In Pressure Cooker is a vegetarian north indian dal made with lauki / dudhi / bottle gourd, chana dal, and ghee in about 70 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

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.