Khatti Meethi Lauki Dal Recipe - Sweet & Spicy Bottle Gourd Dal Step By Step

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon Sunflower Oil - for cooking
• 1/2 teaspoon Cumin (Jeera) seeds
• 1 sprig Curry leaves - finely chopped
• 1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini) - broken
• 1 Bay leaf (tej patta) - torn into half
• 1 inch Ginger - finely chopped
• 1 Tomato - finely chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
• 1/2 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
• 1 cup Arhar dal (Split Toor Dal) - washed well in water
• 2 cups Bottle gourd (lauki) - peeled and chopped
• Salt - to taste
• 1 teaspoon Jaggery - crushed
• 1 Lemon - juice extracted
• 4 sprig Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon Amchur (Dry Mango Powder)
• 1 teaspoon Jaggery - powdered
• 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
• Coriander (Dhania) Leaves - a small bunch finely chopped
• Sunflower Oil - for cooking