Name: Gilka daal recipe by Shyama Amit at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gram sponge gourd (gilka); 1 cup yellow moong daal; 2 medium sized tomato; 1 onion; 1 tsp garlic paste; 2 tsp ginger chilli paste; 1 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tsp cumin seeds; Pinch of asafoetida; 1 tsp garam masala; 2 tbsp oil; 1 sprig curry leaves

ABOUT Gilka daal RECIPE

It's my mother in law's recipe, mostly kids and adults too, don't like to eat sponge gourd.. then its a best way to make them eat this gilka daal

Ingredients Serving: 4

250 gram sponge gourd (gilka)
1 cup yellow moong daal
2 medium sized tomato
1 onion
1 tsp garlic paste
2 tsp ginger chilli paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
Pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp garam masala
2 tbsp oil
1 sprig curry leaves

Instructions

Soak the daal for 30 minutes by washing twice and keep aside
Meantime cut the tomatoes and onions and peel off sponge gourd and cut it into desired size pieces and keep aside
After 30 minutes heat a pressure cooker and add oil in it
Add mustard seeds cumin seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves and onion and saute till onion become translucent
Add ginger chilli paste and garlic paste, red chilli powder and turmeric powder, then add tomatoes and cook till oil leaves
Add salt and garam masala and then sponge gourd
Mix it properly and then add soaked dal in it
Add water as we normally add in our regular dal (according to your choice of thickness)
Close the lid of cooker and cook upto 2 whistles
When pressure release naturally, open the lid serve hot with rice and pulka

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