A Soulful Combo:
Lauki Dal
With Steamed Rice

Name: A Soulful Combo: ~Lauki Dal~ With Steamed Rice
Total time: 78 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For lauki dal; 1 cup Toor dal (split pigeon peas), soaked; 1 Bottle gourd (lauki), medium, cubed; 1 Large Onion, chopped; 1 Large Tomato, chopped; 4-5 Garlic cloves, chopped; 1 1-inch Ginger, chopped; ½ tsp Cumin seeds; ½ tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp Red chilli powder; 1 pinch Asafoetida (hing); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Garam masala powder; to taste Salt; 1 tbsp Oil; 2½ cups Water; For plain rice; 1 cup Rice, soaked; 1 pinch Salt; 2-3 cups Water

78 mins

Cooking Time

Easy

Difficulty

Ingredients

Vegan

Diet

This comforting lauki dal is a wholesome Indian dish that combines the protein-rich toor dal with the nutrient-dense bottle gourd, all simmered together with fragrant spices. The mild, earthy flavours of the dal blend perfectly with the tender lauki, resulting in a nourishing curry that pairs beautifully with steamed rice, making it an ideal choice for a satisfying everyday meal.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

For lauki dal

1 cupToor dal (split pigeon peas), soaked

1Bottle gourd (lauki), medium, cubed

1Large Onion, chopped

1Large Tomato, chopped

4-5Garlic cloves, chopped

11-inch Ginger, chopped

½ tspCumin seeds

½ tspMustard seeds

1 tsp Red chilli powder

1 pinchAsafoetida (hing)

1 tspTurmeric powder

1 tspCoriander powder

1 tspGaram masala powder

to tasteSalt

1 tbspOil

2½ cupsWater

For plain rice

1 cupRice, soaked

1 pinchSalt

2-3 cupsWater

Lauki Dal

A Soulful Combo: Lauki Dal With Steamed Rice

Ingredients

A Soulful Combo:
Lauki Dal
With Steamed Rice