Doodhi Chana
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Doodhi Chana

1. Calabash gourd, peeled and cut into cubes - 1
2. Split Bengal gram (chana dal) - ½ cup
3. Ground turmeric - 1 teaspoon
4. Water - 3 cups
5. Cooking oil - 2 tablespoons
6. Dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces - 4
7. Cumin seeds - 1 teaspoon
8. Minced fresh ginger root - 1 tablespoon
9. Minced garlic - 1 teaspoon
10. Ground red pepper - 1 teaspoon
11. Salt to taste - 1 teaspoon
12. White sugar - 1 teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Doodhi Chana

1. Stage

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. Stage

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.