Doodhi Chana recipe

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Ingredients

1 calabash gourd, peeled and cut into cubes
½ cup split Bengal gram (chana dal)
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
3 cups water
2 tablespoons cooking oil
4 dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger root
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 teaspoon ground red pepper
salt to taste
1 teaspoon white sugar

Nutrition Info

123 calories
carbohydrate: 16.1 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 5 g
fiber: 4.5 g
protein: 5 g
saturatedFat: 0.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 9.9 mg
sugar: 2.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine the calabash, chana dal, turmeric, and water in a pressure cooker. Seal the pressure cooker and cook at high pressure for about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the pressure to release naturally.

  2. Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the red chile peppers and cumin seeds until the seeds begin to splutter, add the ginger and garlic to the mixture and cook together 1 minute more. Stir the calabash mixture, ground red pepper, sugar, and salt into the mixture, bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook another 5 minutes before serving.

Recipe Yield

6 servings

Recipe Note

I first ate this curry at a friend's house in Delhi and loved it. It is a simple everyday curry. Serve with plain rice or hot phulkas.

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