Dinner Ideas
Lauki Chana Dal
The homestyle classic: bottle gourd simmered with chana dal and a cumin tadka. Low fat, honest food, 18 g of protein with roti.
430
kcal
18g
protein
78g
carbs
6g
fat
Per serving · makes 2 · 30 minutes
Ingredients
- •1/2 cup chana dal, soaked 30 minutes
- •2 cups lauki (bottle gourd), cubed
- •1 tomato, chopped; 1/2 tsp each turmeric, chilli, coriander powder; salt
- •Tadka: 1 tsp ghee, cumin, hing, garlic
- •2 rotis per person (counted), coriander
Method
- 1.Pressure cook the dal, lauki, tomato, and dry spices with 2 cups water for 3 whistles.
- 2.Mash lightly so the dal thickens but the lauki keeps shape.
- 3.Pour the ghee-cumin-garlic tadka on top and finish with coriander.
Coach’s note
This is what "eating clean" actually looks like in an Indian home. Nothing fancy, 6 g of fat a serving, and it still tastes like dinner.
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