Chana Dal Pumpkin Curry

Chana Dal Pumpkin Curry

Ingredients (for 3-4 servings)

• 3 cups chopped green pumpkin (chopped in ½ inch pieces)
• ½ cup chana dal split
• 1 medium onion  (finely chopped)
• 2 medium tomatoes  (finely chopped)
• 1 green chili (chopped)
• 1 tbsp ginger  garlic paste
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• ¼ tsp red chili powder
• ½ tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp coriander powder
• a pinch of asafoetida
• 1 cup water
• 1tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp chopped coriander leaves
• salt as required

Method (How to make chana dal pumpkin curry)

• Wash and soak the chana dal for atleast 30 mins. Drain the water from chana dal and keep aside.
• Heat oil or ghee in a pressure cooker add cumin seed and sauté till start cracking, add asafoetida, add the onions and saute till they become translucent.
• Add the ginger garlic paste and green chilies and saute for 10-15 seconds.
• Add chopped tomatoes and all the dry spice powders. saute till the tomatoes soften.
• Cook till the oil separate from the masala.
• Add chopped pumpkin and chana dal and stir for 2-3 minutes.
• Add salt and water.
• Cover the cooker with the lid and pressure cook for about 4-5 whistles on a high flame. After that cook on low flame for 4-5 minutes.
• When the pressure cooker cool down on its own, remove the lid and  garnish with coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with pumpkin chana dal sabzi hot with rotis or rice