Doodhi Chana

Ingredients	For 4	For  100
Split Bengal gram	225gms	5.65kg
Bottle ground	225gms	5.65kg
Onions	50gms	1kg
Chilli powder	1tsp	50gms
Coriander powder	1tsp	50gms
Turmeric	½ tsp	20gms
Ginger	5gms	115gms
Green chillies	3	100gms
Garam masala	1tsp	30gms
Tomatoes	50gms	1.5kg
Fat	15gms	250gms
Lime	¼	4
Coriander leaves	a few spring	2 bunches
Salt	to taste	100gms
To Temper
Fat	10gms	200gms
Asafoetida	a small pinch	½ tsp
Ginger	a small pinch	10gms
Garlic	1 flakes	5gms
Red chilli	1	5
Cumin	a pinch	5gms

Heat fat and fry onion till golden brown. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric, chopped ginger, slit green chillies and finely chopped tomatoes. Saute for 3 to 5 minutes. Add gram and saute. Add double the amount of water. Dice gourd and add to gram when it is three-fourth done. When cooked, add roasted and powdered garam masala and salt. Mix lime juice. Remove pan from fire. Heat fat for tempering. Add whole red chillies, sliced ginger, crushed garlic and cumin. Fry. Pour over gram, mix well.