Chana Ni Dar Ma Dudhi

Ingredients 

• 1 medium bottle gourd, peeled and cut into 1 centimeter cubes
• 1/2 cup split Bengal gram
• 2-3 tablespoons oil
• 10-12 curry leaves
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 1 teaspoon ginger paste
• 1 teaspoon garlic paste
• 2-3 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 2 green chillies, chopped
• Salt to taste
• 1/2 tablespoons dhansak masala
• 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh coriander leaves 

Method

1. Soak chana dal in one and a half cups of water for an hour. Drain and keep aside. Heat oil in a pan, add curry leaves and and fry for a few seconds. Add onions and fry for two to three minutes or till pink. Add ginger-garlic pastes and fry for a minute.
2. Add tomatoes, green chillies and salt and cover and cook on low heat for two to three minutes. Add dhansaak masala, red chilli powder and turmeric powder, and continue to cook for a minute. Add dudhi, stir and cover and cook on low heat till dudhi is half done.
3. Add chana dal and cover and cook on low heat for six to eight minutes till dal is cooked and oil surfaces on top. Add garam masala powder and coriander leaves. Stir and serve hot with rotis.

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