30-Minute Pakistani Lauki Chana Dal
30-Minute Pakistani Lauki Chana Dal featuring bottle gourd combined with split chickpea lentil curry. It's made in an Instant Pot.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 38kcal
Equipment
- Instant Pot
Ingredients
- 1 bottle gourd (Lauki)
- 1½ cup split chickepea chana dal
- ⅓ cup olive oil or any neutral oil
- 1 medium onion thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 cup water
- 1 green pepper
- 1 tomato
Whole spices
- 2 black cardamoms
- 4 green cardamoms
- 5 black peppercorns
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 4 cloves
Salt and powdered spices
- 1½ tsp kosher salt or as needed
- 1½ tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- ¼ tsp Garam Masala powder
Instructions
- Soak the lentil over night.
- In an Instant Pot, on sauté mode, add oil, let it heat up.
- Add green pepper and whole spices.
- Next add onion and brown the onion.
- Add tomato and ginger garlic paste.
- Mix well.
- Add lentil and water.
- Mix well.
- Let it come to a boil.
- Cover the lid, and select pressure for 3 minutes.
- Vent the steam out.
- Add bottle gourd (lauki) and mix well.
- Close the lid and pressure for 2 minutes.
- Vent the steam out.
- Garnish with mint and cilantro.
- Enjoy!
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cup | Calories: 38kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 89mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 60IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 9mg