Luki Wali Bhuni Moong Ki Dal

Ingredients

• •¾ cup Yellow moong dal (split green gram dal)
• •6 inches piece,(approximately 150 gms) peel, cut into moderately big 8-12 pieces
• •¾-1 tbsp Coconut bits (optional)
• •1-2 slit Green chilies
• •1 Bay leaf
• •1 stick Cinnamon
• •2 Cloves
• •¾ tsp Jeera
• •½ tsp Haldi powder
• •A few pinches - Hing
• •1 tsp Ginger grated
• •1 tsp Sugar (optional)
• •1 tbsp Ghee
• •Salt-to-taste

Method

1. 1
   Heat about ¼ teaspoon of ghee in a pressure pan, add the moong dal and roast on a very low flame till it turns golden brown
2. 2
   Wash the roasted dal and keep soaked in water for 10-15 minutes
3. 3
   Change the water, add sufficient water to the dal, add salt, haldi powder, a few pinches of jeera, grated ginger and cook the dal for a whistle and 3-4 minutes after the whistle on a low flame
4. 4
   Open the cooker when the pressure is released naturally, add the pieces of “lauki”, bottle gourd, add a little more water if needed and pressure cook once again for one whistle and switch off the flame, open the cooker when the pressure is released
5. 5
   Heat remaining ghee in a deep pan or kadhai, add the cloves and cinnamon stick, add the slit green chilies, bay leaf, jeera and hing
6. 6
   After the jeera crackles, add the coconut bits and pour in the cooked dal- lauki mixture, add a little sugar, adjust consistency and the seasonings