Tindora (Ivy Gourd) Chana Dal | Dal Recipes

Tindora Chana Dal, Ivy Gourd Chana Dal or Kundru dal is easy dal recipe and works as great side dish with steamed rice, jeera rice, roti, paratha etc and we doesn't require any other vegetables as side along with this dal. I normally add vegetables in dal and make a side vegetables too but when rush these dals are really good option specially on week days.

I have already posted tindora dal recipe and in that I have used yellow moong dal and made it in little different method, you can try that version too and today I am sharing one of the method which I do the most. Tindora and chana combo works really well and this recipe is no onion no garlic so for people whom doesn't eat onion, garlic it's good for them. You can also make this dal for lunch box.  You can check other Tindora Recipes here.



Do try this easy tindora dal and let me know how you liked it, you can also check other Dal Recipes

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• Chana Dal Fry
• Chilka Moong Dal Tadka
• Chow Chow Dal
• Gongura Pappu (Dal)
• Hara Moong Dal Fry
• Katte Masoor Dal
• Kheksi | Kantoda Dal
• Palak Moong Dal
• Lauki Tuvar Dal
• Saayi Dal
• Tindora Dal
• Turai Dal

Tindora (Ivy Gourd) Chana Dal Recipe

Quick, healthy dal with goodness of tindora (Ivy gourd).

Author:	Priti	Category:	Side Dish	Cuisine:	North Indian
Prep Time:	10 Mins	Cook Time:	25 Mins	Total Time:	35 Mins
Serves:	4 to 5

Ingredients:

• 1.5 Cups - Chana Dal/Bengalgram
• 2 Cups - Sliced Tindora/Ivy Gourd
• 1/2 tsp - Turmeric Powder
• 1 tbsp - Oil
• A Pinch - Asafoetida/Hing
• 1 tsp - Cumin Seeds/Jeera
• 1 - Dried Bay Leaf
• 1 tsp - Grated Ginger (optional)
• 4 - Green Chilies
• 2 - Large Tomato
• 1 tsp - Red Chili Powder
• 1/2 tsp - Garam Masala
• To Taste - Salt
• 2 tbsp - Chopped Coriander Leaves

Method:

1. Wash and soak dal for 10 minutes and meanwhile cut both ends of tinora/ivy gourd and cut in 4 pieces or small pieces if perferred. Chop tomato, coriander leaves and slit green chilies.
2. Pressure cook dal with tindora, turmeric powder for 4-5 whistles, once pressure released open cooker.
   
3. In a pan or wok heat oil add hing, bay leaf, cumin seeds and allow to splutter. Add ginger, green chilies and saute until light brown, now add tomato mix well, cover and cook in slow to medium flame until tomato gets mashed fully.
4. Add red chili powder, garam masala mix well and cook for a min, add cooked dal with tindora, salt and 1/2 to 1 cup water bring it good boil, simmer for 2-3 minutes. Garnish with coriander leaves and off flame.

Serve hot, warm with steamed rice/roti/paratha.

Variations

• Instead of ginger you can add garlic.
• You can cut tindora in roundels or medium size pieces too.
• This dal is normally thick as you see in pictures, if you want you can add more water to dilute dal.

This dal goes well with rice and roti, paratha too.

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