Daalcha

Daalcha

Ingredients

• Pigeon lentil 1 cup
• Sour Spinach (finely chopped) 2 cups
• Oil ½ cup
• Yogurt ½ cup
• Onion (chopped) 1
• Tomatoes 2
• Tomatoes (finely chopped) 3
• Green chilies whole 4
• Curry leaves 15 to 20
• Gram lentil (boiled in 1 cup water) 1 handful
• Bottle gourd (finely chopped in cubes) 250 gm
• Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp heaped
• Turmeric powder ½ tsp
• Salt 1 ½ tsp
• Chili powder 1 ½ tsp heaped
• Mix Whole spices 1 tbsp
• Coriander leaves 2 tbsp

Method

1. Boil 1 cup pigeon lentil with 2 tomatoes and 1 cup of water till tender and blend well, boil 1 hand full gram lentil in 1 cup of water till tender. Add in blended pigeon lentil with 2 cup chopped sour spinach and 250gm bottle gourd cut into cubes. 
2. Add 2 cups of water and cook till bottle gourd tender. Heat ½ cup oil, add 1 tbsp whole spices with 1 chopped onion, fry till light golden, add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste with 1 ½ tsp salt, 1 ½ tsp chili powder, ½ tsp turmeric powder and 3 finely chopped tomatoes.
3. Fry well till tomatoes tender, add ½ cup yogurt and fry for another 5 minutes, now add the lentils and bottle gourd mixture, cook for 10 minutes, lastly add 15 to 20 curry leaves, 2 tbsp coriander leaves and 4 green chilies.