Lauki/Doodhi (Bottle Gourd) Thepla

An healthy and a low fat breakfast perfect for summer mornings, Lauki/Doodhi Thepla. Its very easy and quick to serve in breakfast or in snacks which accompanies well with a cup of hot masala tea, pickle or curd.
I kept my dough kneaded last night and refrigerated overnight, next day bring it out and after 15-20 min of resting, rolled it in to thin theplas (not compulsory to do so, as I was going to be bit busy this morning, prepared it early).
So let's start making it..!!

Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup Besan (Chickpea flour)
3 tsp vegetable oil
1 cup lauki peeled and grated
2 tbsp curd
3 green chillies, finely paste
1 tsp ginger paste
2-3 pods of garlic, finely paste
1 tsp kashmiri red chilly powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp garam masala powder
Salt to taste

Recipe:

• In a bowl, mix whole wheat flour with besan, vegetable oil, spices mentioned above and salt.
• Mix all well and keep it aside.
• In another bowl, grated launki/doodhi. (No need to strain its water)
• Mix grated lauki/doodhi and curd in the flour mixture.
• Start kneading the dough ( don't add water immediately, as lauki has its own water which releases, add the water only if required. Else too much water will be tacky to handle the dough). 
• Dough should be smooth and soft.
• Let it rest for 5-10 minutes.
• Pull out the medium size balls from the dough and start rolling in to thin parathas/theplas, with the flour dusted on the rolling board.
• Place the theplas on the hot tawa with a drizzle of little oil on medium flame.
• Once you see the bubbles on it, flip turn the other side.
• Cook until light pink patches.
• Spoon the oil on the sides of the thepla and spread it evenly. Press it with a spatula and same way flip and again press.
• Here you are done. Serve it with hot cup of tea, curd or pickle..

Konkani Vegetable Dal / Lentils

Ingredients:

Konkani Vegetable Dal/Lentil

1/2 cup yellow split Moong Dal
1/3 cup Tuver Dal (Arhar in Hindi and Pigeon pea in English)
1/4  cup Masoor Dal
2 tbsp Green Moong Dal
1 cup Chopped palak (Spinach)
1 cup dice in cube shape Lauki (Bottle Gourd)
1/2 tsp Turmeric Powder
Pinch of salt
1/2 cup Small chopped onion
1 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp Fresh grated coconut
1 tbsp Tamarind Paste
4 whole Red Chilly
1 1/2 tsp dry fenugreek seeds

For Tempering:
1 tbsp Olive oil
1 tbsp ghee (Clarified Butter)
Pinch of Asafoetida Powder (Heeng)
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
5-6 Fresh Curry Leaves
1/2 tsp Red Chilly Powder

Recipe:

• Pressure cook all four dals (Moong dal, Tuver dal, Masoor dal, Green Moong dal) with salt, turmeric, diced in cube shaped bottle gourd and Spinach together.
• Mean while in a non stick pan dry roast Fenugreek seeds until light pink and than add whole red chilly, further roast for a minute.
• Grind this Dry roast ingredients with  grated coconut and Tamarind paste in a mixer grinder jar and keep it aside.
• In the same pan, Heat 1 tbsp of olive oil and saute sliced onion with little salt until translucent.
• Now add all grinned and boiled ingredients to it with little water to it (about 1/2 cup or as required).
• Simmer on low flame and cook for 3-4 minutes.
• Now its time for tempering
• In a small fry pan heat oil and ghee with cumin and mustard seeds, as soon as it splutters add asafoetida powder, curry leaves and lastly red chilly powder.
• Pour this ready temper on dal and mix it nicely. Cook for another 2 minutes on low flame (add water if required).
• Garnish it with Fresh Coriander leaves and serve it with plain paratha or roti..