A chutney made with Tender Tamarind Leaves Pachadi Recipe is simply delicious. Also called Chintha Chiguru Tokkuthis spicy and sour chutney tastes great with just about anything. Try it with not just idli, dosa but with bhakri and chapati even steamed rice. Try it!
Lauki aur Chana Dal Subzi
You can use tomatoes too to make this bottle gourd and split Bengal gram vegetable but I preferred it with the lemon juice alone. Next time I will make with both tomatoes and lemon juice.
I had heard a lot about this vegetable but never tried making it as in my place chana dal is not preferred. I will make it next time with moong dal.
This is a common vegetable made in Punjabi homes and I remember eating it at my friend’s place. I love Punjabi food it’s wholesome and flavourful. Dals are a speciality of Punjabi cooking and are cooked on slow fire for a long time making the dal more flavourful.
The health benefits of Bottle Gourd also known as Lauki you can check out in my Vegetable Spiced Cake Handvo post.
The main ingredients in this dal are bottle gourd, chana dal or split Bengal gram, ginger and ghee.
The other recipes that I have tried using bottle gourd are Doodhi Halwa or Bottle Gourd Halwa, Bottle Gourd and Ridge Gourd Soup, Lauki aur Turai Ka Soup, Vegetable Spiced Cake Handvo, Paneer, Bottle Gourd and Mint Parathas-Working Lunch Thali, Paneer, Bottle Gourd and Mint Parathas-Working Lunch Thali.
Chana Dal or Split Bengal gram I do not use as much but still here are a few that I have made Hayagreeva | Hayagriva |Hayagreeva Maddi, Ambe Dal, a Salad~Padwa Special, Dhokar Dalna for North-South Challenge, Masala Vada/ Chana Dal Vada/ Chattambade, Chana Dal Khichidi.
This recipe is adapted from Sanjeev Kapoor’s Kitchen Secrets, Main Dishes.
Day 9
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Srivalli Jetti says
We mostly make such side dishes for rotis, so easy and healthy too right..
Sapana says
This is a staple at our house. Looks so comforting.
Vaishali says
Yes you are right , this curry is cooked regularly in Punjabi homes , even our house Chana dal is not preferred but I still make as it is one of the most delicious daals . I like this sabzi , comfort food .
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says
Simple yet healthy. Love this vegetable and dal based sides for our daily food. Great share.
Priya Suresh says
Can happily have this curry with some rice and papads, delicious and nutritious sabzi.
Sowmya says
That is a sumptuous curry for both rice and roti. Good way to get kiddos to eat lauki.
Mayuri Patel says
A regular sabji at my home, especially when during the hot season its difficult to get green veggies. We then have to rely on laukis and ridge gourd to make innovative sabjis.
Archana, I’m sure you didn’t mean one inch lauki 😉
ArchanaPotdar says
Thanks corrected it. It is 1 small lauki cut in 1 inch cubes.
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner says
Perfect with some rice and ghee.. SO comforting!!
Gayathri Kumar says
This would make a perfect side for rotis. Even we don’t prefer channa dal, so I always use moong or toor in its place. The combination of lauki and dal sounds so interesting..
Rajani says
This dal served with white rice and ghee with papad on the side would be heavenly!
Anlet Prince - Annslittlecorner says
Perfect side dish for rotis or with steamed rice. Handy recipe for those busy days.
PJ says
Such a simple recipe but so delicious right!!
ruchi indu says
I generally make such semi-gravy type side dishes for chapathis. Easy to make na…