Bottlegourd & Drumstick Leaves Dal

Today, we had a mild sunny climate after few days of non stop raining..Few days back,while its was still raining,i simply prepared this wonderful looking dal with bottlegourd and some frozen drumstick leaves,i have already freezed them for further use, we had this super delicious,comforting and satisfying dal with lemon pickle and fried papads for our lunch with hot steaming rice..Seriously until i tried this combo,i never know that both bottlegourd and drumstick leaves works out wonder in dal, also this dal doesnt need onions and tomatoes, i simply prepared a special spice powder for making this dal apart from that this dal is quite easier to prepare...Sending to  A Veggie for a month - Bottlegourd guest hosted by Raji,event by Priya....

1cup Yellow split moongdal
1/2cup Drumstick leaves
1cup Bottlegourd (chopped)
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1tsp Ginger (chopped)
2nos Green chillies (slit opened)
Salt
Oil
1tsp Mustard seeds+urad dal
2nos Dry red chillies
1/4tsp Asafoetida powder

To roast & grind:

1tsp Fenugreek seeds

2tbsp Coriander seeds

2nos Red chillies

1tsp Cumin seeds

1tsp Peppercorns

2tbsp Grated coconut

Fry the ingredients given in the list for spice powder one by one in simmer until they turns golden brown...Grind everything as fine powder and keep aside.

Wash and take the yellow split moongdal along with chopped bottlegourd and frozen drumstick leaves in a pressure cooker with 2cups of water,salt,turmeric powder,ginger and slit opened green chillies..Close and cook upto 2whistles..Once the pressure get released,add the already prepared spice powder as per need also add enough water (if your dal is thick),give a stir and cook in simmer..

Meanwhile, fry the mustard seeds, urad dal,red chillies and asafoetida powder and add it immediately to the cooking dal and put off the stove.