simple & healthy Lauki Daal

Ingredients:

• ½ cup yellow moong dal
•  1 cup of cut lauki/ lau/ doodhi
• 1tsp grated ginger 
•  ½ tsp of turmeric powder 
• 1 medium size tomato (chopped) 
•  salt 
• hing a pinch
• 1tsp mustard & cumin seeds
• 2-3 dry red chillies broken
• 1-2 slit green chillies
• desi ghee- 1tblsp
•  handful of curry leaves
• coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:

Soak yellow moong dal for 10-15 min. wash them well & drain the water. Add water in a pressure cooker. Put the soaked moong dal to it. Add lauki to it. Add grated ginger , turmeric powder ,tomato  & salt to it & pressure cook till done.
Now seasoning part. Heat  ghee to the pan. Add hing,  mustard & cumin seeds, dry red chilies to it. When they starts crackling , add curry leaves & slit green chilies  sauté for 15 sec. Pour the seasoning immediately to the boiled daal & mix well. Switch off the flame & Garnish with coriander leaves. serve hot with steamed rice or roti/ chappati...