Doodhi Chana

Using a pressure cooker to cook the calabash gourd and chana dal, helps make this simple vegetarian curry dish a quick arrival to the dinner table.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 123 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• salt to taste
• 3 cups water
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 2 tablespoons cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon ground red pepper
• 4 dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces
• 1 calabash gourd, peeled and cut into cubes
• ½ cup split Bengal gram (chana dal)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine the calabash, chana dal, turmeric, and water in a pressure cooker. Seal the pressure cooker and cook at high pressure for about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the pressure to release naturally.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the red chile peppers and cumin seeds until the seeds begin to splutter; add the ginger and garlic to the mixture and cook together 1 minute more. Stir the calabash mixture, ground red pepper, sugar, and salt into the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook another 5 minutes before serving.