Ingredients:
1 Cup Arhar Dal or toovar dal or pigeon pea lentils
1 cup bottle gourd chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
a pinch of asafoetida
1 tsp mustard seeds
2 -3 whole dry red chili
2 tomatoes chopped
1 tbsp tamarind pulp
2 bay leaf
5-6 curry leaf
2 onion chopped
1 cup pumpkin chopped
1 tbsp sambar powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1/2 tsp red chili powder
1 tsp sugar
salt to taste
1 tsp oil
1 tsp garam masala
1 tsp urad dal
Method:
Wash dal and soak for 30 minutes.
Take dal in a pressure cooker and add 2 cup water, salt, pumpkin,bottle gourd and pressure cook for 3 whistles and keep aside.
Heat a pan and add 1 tsp oil and add urad dal,cumin seeds, mustard seeds, asafoetida, bay leaf , curry leaf, whole dry red chili and mix well.
Then add chopped onion and saute till the color changes and then add turmeric powder and chopped tomato and saute.
Add red chili powder, and sambar powder and tamarind pulp and half cup water and cook for 5 to 10 minutes.
Then add cooked dal and veggie, and sugar and cook for 10 minutes add water if required.
Keep stirring occasionally.
Finely add garam masala and cook for 1 minute.
Serve hot with Idli, Vada or Dosa.
