Loki ka Dalcha

Loki ka Dalcha

Loki ka Dalcha

Ingredients

1  cups masoor ki daal
1  kg bottle gourds
1 cup tamarind juice
1 cup oil
3 sliced tomatoes
5 green chilies
Few curry leaves
1/2  tsp turmeric powder
1/2  tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp red chili powder
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
Salt to taste
Method
Soak 1  cups masoor ki daal and allow boiling. Blend lentils in a blender when they are tender. In a cooking pot, heat 1 cup oil and add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, 1 tsp turmeric powder and 1 tbsp red chili powder and stir together. Then add 3 chopped tomatoes. When tomatoes are dry, add 1  kg bottle gourds and 5 green chilies. Also add lentils and some water and allow cooking until bottle gourds are tender. Then add few curry leaves and 1 cup tamarind juice and cook for another 5 minutes. Now add 1/2  tsp ground cinnamon and allow simmering on low flame. Delicious Loki ka Dalcha is ready to serve.serve with naan or roti.