Ridgegourd-Split Chickpea Curry/Turai-Chana dal

This dish tastes great with yellow moong dal(split yellow lentils) and toordal too(split pigeon peas)


U need-
2 medium sized Ridgegourd,peeled and chopped into big chunks(use the peels to make chutney..u can find the recipe here.......)
1 cup channa dal (split yellow chickpeas)
1 medium size onion chopped,1 roma tomato chopped,1 tblsp ginger-garlic paste
2  tbsp dahi or curd(yogurt) beaten smooth
1 tblsp sambhar powder or (mixture of 1 tsp red chili powder,1 tbsp coriander-cumin powder,1/2 tsp turmeric powder,1/2 tsp garam masala powder and 1/2 tsp mango powder)
Tempering-1 tsp black mustard seeds,1/2 tsp cumin seeds,1 tsp urad dal,3-4 chopped curry leaves,pinch asafoetida
Salt to taste/Water as reqd
1 tblsp of Ghee plus 1 tsp Oil
Method-
Wash ,roast the chana dal in dash of ghee and soak for 10-15 mins.Remove the skin of ridgegourd and cut into big chunks. In the same pan fry the pieces in dash of oil til roasted .n light brown .keep aside.
Heat remaining ghee in the same pan and add temperings let it splutter and til the urad dal turns golden brown. Now add the chopped onions,saute well. Add ggp,tomatoes and saute til tomatoes r mushy.Lower the flame.
Add sambhar powder to the dahi and mix well. Add this mixture to the onions-tomato mixture. Let it cook for sometime until oil separates. Now add the channa dal without the water (save the soaked water)and saute for sumtime .add roasted ridgegourd pieces and saute again for sumtime.add soaked chana dal water and more water if reqd ,add salt and bring it to a boil.Cover and cook til dal is cooked and is still firm and not mushy(can do the whole process in pressure cooker). Garnish with cilantro and serve hot with rice or Paratha?s or Chappatis .

SANYUKTA GOUR(BAYES) http://creativesanyukta.blogspot.com/

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