A healthy vegan curry made with bottle gourd and lentils, perfect with roti or rice. This one-pot dish is simple and quick to prepare, using ingredients readily available at home.
1: Wash & soak chana dal for 15 minutes.
2: Peel lauki and cut into small cubes.
3: In an instant pot or pressure cooker, add oil, mustard seeds, jeera, bay leaf, dried red chili, and hing. Let the seeds crackle.
4: Add lauki, dal, and water to the pot.
5: Add salt, red chili powder, dhana-jeera, sugar, and pressure cook for 3 whistles or 5 minutes in pressure cook mode.
6: Once done, add garam masala and lime juice. Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves and serve.
