Lauki Ka Daalcha by Zubaida Tariq

Ingredients:

• Split orange gram 1-1/2 cup
• Lauki 1-1/2 kg
• Tamarind pulp 1 cup
• Oil 1 cup
• Finely chopped tomatoes 3
• Whole green chilies 5
• Curry leaves few
• Turmeric powder 1 tsp
• Roasted cinnamon 1 tsp
• Crushed red chilies 1 tbsp
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
  

Method:

1. Wash orange gram with lukewarm water and boil it.
2. When daal tender, grind in blender.
3. Now heat oil lightly in pot, put ginger garlic paste, turmeric and crushed red chilies and roast it.
4. Then add finely chopped tomatoes.
5. When water of tomatoes dries, put lauki and whole green chilies.
6. Then add daal and some water and tender lauki.
7. When lauki tender, put curry leaves and tamarind pulp.
8. After 5 minutes, add roasted cinnamon and simmer it on low flame.
9. Lauki ka daalcha is ready.