BOTTLE GOURD AND SPLIT CHICKPEA CURRY / LAUKI CHANADAL KI SABZI / VEGAN RECIPE

Ingredients:

1 and 1/2 cups of chanadal / split chickpeas

4 tbsp of cooking oil

2 small bay leaves

1 inch cinnamon stick

1 tsp of cumin seeds

1tbsp of ginger&garlic paste

1 large onion` chopped

2 medium size tomatoes` chopped

400g of chopped bottle gourd / lauki

1 tsp of ground turmeric

1 tsp of ground coriander

3/4 tsp of ground chilli

1/3 tsp of crushed black pepper

1/2 tsp of garam masala

salt to taste

some chopped coriander leaves