Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup chana dal/bengal gram
  • 2 tsp red chili powder/lal mirch
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 1 tomato (chopped)
  • 2 green chili (slit/hari mirch)
  • 3 tbsp oil
  • 1 medium sized bottle gourd/kaddu (peeled and diced)
  • 3-4 brinjal (cut into half)
  • 2 drumsticks (cut into 2-3 inch pieces)
  • 1 tsp salt to taste/namak
  • 3 tbsp coriander leaves/cilantro (finely chopped)
  • 2 tbsp tamarind paste or lemon sized tamarind soaked in water

Instruction

  • In a pressure cooker, add chana dal/bengal gram with onion, tomato, salt, red chili powder, garlic, green chili and 2 glasses of water. 
  • Close the lid and cook till 4 whistles. Allow the steam to escape and mash the dal with a wooden masher.
  • Add the bottle gourd/kaddu, tamarind paste, brinjal, drumsticks, coriander leaves, oil, and a glass of water. 
  • Cook until the vegetables are done. Alternatively, you can cook in the pressure cooker for 2 whistles.
  • Cook on low flame till oil begins to float on top. Serve with rice or biryani.