Chana Dal & Spicy Raita | No Onion, No Garlic, No Tomato

Looking for a simple, flavorful Indian meal without onion, garlic, or tomato? 🌿 In this video, you’ll learn how to prepare two wholesome vegetarian dishes using calabash (lauki) or any gourd substitute like zucchini:

🍲 Recipe 1: Calabash Chana Dal (Lentil Soup) – A nourishing, sattvic-friendly dal made with chana dal and calabash, simmered to perfection with warming spices.

🥣 Recipe 2: Spicy Yogurt Raita – A refreshing, pungent side made from homemade yogurt, ginger, green chili, mustard seeds, and roasted cumin. No garlic. No onion. No tomato.

✨ BONUS: I’ll also show you how to prepare a versatile ginger-mustard-green chili paste you can reuse in other vegetarian recipes.

💡 Includes tips for customization—make the dal plain, swap vegetables, or adjust spice levels to your liking.

🔪 CHAPTERS / TIMESTAMPS
00:00 – Introduction & Ingredients Overview
00:45 – Choosing the Right Calabash (or Substitutes)
01:54 – Soaking Chana Dal for Faster Cooking
02:13 – Prepping Calabash: Peeling & Chopping
03:00 – Cooking Calabash Dal (Lentil Soup)
04:10 – Tempering & Seasoning the Dal
06:50 – Making Calabash Yogurt Raita
07:12 – Spicing the Yogurt: Ginger-Mustard-Green Chili Paste
09:05 – Roasting Cumin for Garnish
09:45 – Serving Suggestions

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