Take half cup of Bengal gram lentil to make chana dal.
Soak bengal gram lentils in water.
Put bengal gram lentils in water for one hour.
Take a bottle gourd, finely chop 2 cup bottle gourd.
Keep in mind that the bottle gourd has to be chopped finely if cut thick, chana lauki dal will not be good.
Simultaneously take 2 medium-sized tomatoes.And also take a piece of green chili, one-inch ginger.
Now cut the tomatoes in big size and put them in a jar of mixer grinder and also add green chili and ginger pieces.
Now grind tomatoes, green chillies, ginger in the grinder.Keep this mixture aside.
Finely chop a medium-sized onion.
After one hour, remove the Bengal gram lentils with water and wash them thoroughly with water.
Now put the cooker on the gas.Turn up the flame.
Add one spoon of desi ghee to the cooker.
When the ghee gets hot, add one teaspoon cumin seeds to the ghee.
When cumin starts crackling, add a pinch of asafoetida.
Now immediately add the chopped onion.
Fry the onion until light brown.
When onions are roasted add one teaspoon turmeric powder and one teaspoon coriander powder.
Turn down the flame to medium.
Now add the tomato paste that we made.
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Cook the mixture until the masala starts leaving oil.
Now pour the chopped bottle gourd into the cooker.
Add the washed Bengal gram dal along with it.
Now cook the bottle gourd and lentils well with the mixture.
Add salt as well.
Then add half a teaspoon of red chili powder.
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Add 2.5 cups of water in the cooker.
Close the lid of the cooker.
Allow the first 2 whistles to come on high in the cooker.
Now reduce the flame to low.
Now allow 2 more whistles on low flame.
Now turn off the gas.
Wait for the pressure to come out of the cooker.
When the pressure goes out, open the cooker.
Add half teaspoon garam masala powder to the cooker and add half teaspoon of sour powder along with it.
Do not add garam masala powder if you don't like garam masala. Mash bengal gram slightly with spatula.
Now close the cooker with a lid so that the garam masala mixes well.
Open the cooker after 3 minutes to 4 minutes.
Chana gourd dal is ready.
Serve with chopped coriander in the lentils.
Serve this dal with rice.
You can also enjoy bengal gram gourd lentils with paratha and roti.