You can use yellow pumpkin or yellow squash to make this curry.
Ingredients:
Yellow Pumpkin – 1 medium slice
Channa Dal / Kadala paruppu – 1/2 cup
Onion – 1 small
Green chilly – 2 to 3
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
Asafoetida a pinch
To grind
Grated coconut – 3 to 4 tbsps
Fennel – 1/4 tsp
Seasoning
Mustard
Red chilly – 1
Curry leaves few
Method:
1. Pressure cook the channa dal with enough water, turmeric and asafoetida. (Dont over cook the dal )
2. Chop the pumpkin into small cubes. Grind the coconut with fennel.
3. Heat little oil in pan, pop mustard , cumin, red chilly , few curry leaves. Add the chopped onion and fry until soft.
4. Add the chopped pumpkin cubes, slited green chilly, little water and cover it and cook until the pumpkin is soft.
5. Add the ground coconut paste ,cooked channa dal, salt and cook for further few mins.
May 15, 2007 at 4:29 pm
sambhar mela is it. all post at one go or did i miss any! All the sihes are looking fabulous. wonderfull pictures too!
May 15, 2007 at 4:50 pm
Simple and Sweet one …Thks for sharing ….
May 15, 2007 at 6:43 pm
curry looks yummy, liked the chana dal holds it’s shape!
May 15, 2007 at 8:22 pm
Pumpkin curry with chana dal, nice combo. Nice recipe
May 15, 2007 at 9:11 pm
This so colourful and must taste very good with channa dhal.
May 16, 2007 at 4:52 am
Love the color and the simplicity of the recipe:)
May 17, 2007 at 10:25 am
Love the color.Looks awesome.The recipe is so simple.Great pics too
October 6, 2008 at 4:52 pm
hello everyone this recipe really very yummy and very simple. The taste is very good. We all in my family liked it very much.