Pumpkin Gotsu

Pumpkin Gotsu

 

Yellow  Pumpkin :  1 + ½ cup

Yellow Moong dal / Split & de husked Green gram :   2 tbsp

Tamarindpaste :  ½ tsp

Sambar Powder : 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder :  2 pinches

Hing powder :  2 pinches

Oil :  1 tsp

Mustard seeds :  ½ tsp

Green chilly :  1 ( slit into half )

Ginger :  ½ tsp  ( chopped )

Curry leaves : few

Jaggery or sugar : 1/4 tsp

 

 

          Soak Moong dal for half an hour in half cup of water.   Don’t drain water .  Cook  using same water.

In a tsp of oil, fry 1 red chilly, 1/2  tsp channa dal & 1 tsp of Dhaniyaa till slightly change it's colour. Gring & keep this freshly ground powder aside. 

Cook moong dal in a cooker for a whistle. 

In a pressure pan , heat oil and temper with mustard seeds.  When it stops spluttering , add ginger, chilly and stir for few seconds .  Add salt, veggies, sambar powder, tamarind paste,  turmeric powder, hing powder and one cup  of water and mix well . 

Close the lid and Cook for a whistle .

Add cooked dal, curry leaves, freshly ground powder, jaggery with the cooked veggies and give a nice boil. 

Serve hot with     Pongal  /  Idly /  Dosa   

 

Variation :

·       Can add one onion ( chopped ) + 2 tomato ( chopped ) . Stir fry onions and then add tomatoes and fry for few minutes and proceed as usual.  Omit adding any other veggies.

·       Can add Brinjal instead of Pumpkin.  Stir fry chopped brinjal after tempering and proceed as usual.