Pumpkin(Mathanga) Curry

INGREDIENTS:

• Pumpkin (cut into cubes) - 1/8 th portion of a pumpkin.
• Green gram dal - 1/4 cup.
• Coconut grated - 1/4 cup.
• Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp.
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp.
• Green chillies - 4 nos
• Shallots - 3 sliced.
• Curry leaves - 1 spring
• Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Dry red chilly - 2 broken
• Salt - To taste

METHOD:

• Pressure cook the Green gram until it is half cooked.
• Add the pumpkin and 2 green chilies and pressure cook for 2 more whistle.
• Grind the coconut,cumin seeds, green chilies, turmeric powder and salt to a fine paste with some water.
• Add this ground paste to the cooked green gram-pumpkin mix and bring to a simmer.
• Heat coconut oil in a frying pan.
• Splutter mustard seeds.
• Add curry leaves, chopped shallots and red chili to it.
• Saute, until the shallots turns golden brown.
• Pour the above seasoning into the pumpkin-green gram mix.
• Turn the flame off and cover the dish and keep for 20 minutes.