Pumpkin Dal

This recipe was noted down long before

I started blogging . So I could not remember

the name of the blogger . I have never used

pumpkin with dal . As Cham of spice club

said the tamilians use only plain dal . We liked

this pumpkin dal so much.

Ingredients

Masoor dal - 1 cup

Pumpkin Chopped into cubes - 1 cup

Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tsp

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Chopped onions - 2 tbslp

Butter - 1 tblsp

Salt to taste

Method

• Soak masoor dal in water for 30 min.
• Cook the dal after 30 min with chilli powder and turmeric powder for 3 whistle.
• Meanwhile heat butter in a kadai.
• Add jeera . Once it splutters add onions , ginger garlic paste and stir well.
• Now add the chopped pumpkins .
• Pour 1/2 cup of water and close it with lid and allow the pumpkin to cook.
• Now add the cooked dal to it and adjust salt to taste.
• Cook in the medium flame for 2 min.Garnish it with coriander leaves.

Serve with hot rice or rotis . This goes to Madhuram hosting AFAM Pumpkin.

started by Maheswari.