Indian Cooking Recipe : Chana
Dal With Pumpkin
Ingredients :
1 cup chana dal (Bengal gram)
250 gm pumpkin
2 tomatoes
3 pods of garlic
½ piece of ginger
2 green chillies
a bunch of curry leaves
1 onion
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp tamarind pulp
salt to taste
Method :
Chop the onion and tomatoes. Slit the chillies into
halves. Peel the pumpkin and remove the pith and cut
the pumpkin into small pieces. Peel and grate the
ginger. Peel and crush the garlic.
Cook the chana dal in 4-5 cups of water till tender
but not overcooked. Keep aside.
Heat the oil and fry the onion till it is light golden
brown. Add the ginger, garlic and the tomatoes and
fry for another minute. Mix in the pumpkin pieces
and salt to taste and the turmeric powder. Add one
cup of water and cover with a lid and cook over a
medium heat till the pumpkin pieces are tender. Mix
in the cooked dal and allow the dal to simmer. Add
the green chillies and the curry leaves. Continue
to simmer for 3-4 minutes. Mix in the tamarind pulp
and cook for another minute. Serve hot with rice or
paranthas.
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