Chayote With Chana Dal

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Ingredients: Chayote 1 medium Chana dal 1/2 cup Garlic pods 2 Whole Red chillies 2 – 4 Cumin Seeds 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Salt to taste Oil 1 tbsp.

Method:
Wash, halve, remove seed and finely chop chayote. Peel and roughly chop garlic pods. Remove stems and remove seeds from dried red chillies. Soak chana dal for 4 – 5 hours in enough water. At first, grind red chiles, cumin seeds and salt into fine powder using spice blender. Then add in soaked chana dal and enough water to grind into coarse paste. Finally add garlic and pulse for few seconds.
Heat oil in a non stick pan on medium heat, add mustard seeds, chopped chayote and salt. Cook covered until chayote turns just soft but not mushy, then add coarsely ground chana dal mixture. Fry until most of the moisture evaporates. Stir frequently. When the curry turns dry, remove from heat.
Serve chayote with chana dal curry with steamed rice and dollop of ghee.

Serve : Serves 3.
Ready in 30 minutes.
Note : Make sure to cook chana dal mixture is cooked well.
Suggestions : If chana dal feels raw, sprinkle few tbsps of water and cook covered on low heat till it turns soft.
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