Lauki wali dal / Split lentil soup with gourd

In indian homes we all cook dal and i use lot of vegetables  in it and the inspiration is my mom. When we were kids the vegetables which we did liked to eat mom will cook it with dal :). And we will eat the dal without even knowing its there. In this recipe i have cooked the dal with lauki / gourd because my husband hates lauki ki sabzi so i now a days cook it with dal . Here is the one more recipe from the thali (platter) in last post.

Toor Dal/ Any split lentil - 1/2 cup
Lauki / Any vegetable  - 1 cup , cut into small pieces.
Tomato - 1 cup , chopped
Garlic Cloves - 6
Hot green chilli - 4 or to taste ,chopped
Hing(optional) - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp
Oil/Ghee - 2 tsp
Mustard Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste

1. Wash and cook the dal, lauki(any vegetable),tomato,garlic,chilli,turmeric,hing .
2. I usually will pressure cook the dal for 2-3 whistles or for 10 minutes.
3. When dal is very tender mash the mixture well with a ladel and add salt to taste.
4. Keep the mixture back on fire to simmer.
5. Heat ghee/oil and add mustard seeds when the start to pop add cumin.
6. Cook for 30 seconds and add to the simmering mixture and switch of the flame.
7. Serve the rice or roti

Sending this to MLLA - 28 at Dil se