Ingredients

• 3/4 cup - moong dal
• 2 tbsp - masoor dal
• 1.5 cups - lauki (bottle gourd), grated
• 1/4 tsp -turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp - lemon juice
• 4 cloves- garlic, crushed
• 1 tbsp - ginger grated
• 1 - small tomato, deseeded and chopped
• 3 tbsp - mint leaves, hand torn
• 1 - medium onion, chopped
• For tempering:
• 2 tbsp - oil
• 1 tsp - mustard seeds
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 tsp - coriander seeds
• 10 - curry leaves
• 1 - red chilli, broken
• 2 - green chillies, slit length wise
• Green coriander chopped to garnish

How to Make Lauki dal fry

• Wash and soak dals for 30 mins.
• Cook dal along with turmeric powder, chopped tomato, 2 cloves, crushed garlic, grated ginger, 1/4 of the chopped onion, mint leaves and salt in 4 cups of water on medium flame.
• After 5 mins add the grated lauki and let it cook till dal and lauki are fully done.
• Mix in the lemon juice and take off the flame.
• Heat oil in a skillet, add mustard seeds.
• When it begins to crackle, add chopped onion and crushed garlic and saute for a minute.
• Add the cumin seeds, coriander seeds, curry leaves, broken red chilli and green chilli and stir fry till crisp.
• Pour the hot tempering over the dal and mix once.
• Garnish with green coriander and serve with roti and chawal.