pumpkin rasavangi

Ingredients

• Pumpkin    1/2kg
• Turmeric powder  1/2tsp
• Salt
• Asafoetida  1/2tsp
• Lemonjuice  2tbs
• Jaggery(optional)
• Turdhal        1/2 cup

To roast and grind

• Red chillies    6
• Coriander seeds  2tsp
• Channa dhal        2tbs
• Cocnut scrapings 2tbs

Seasoning

• Mustard seeds
• Channa dhal
• Red chillies

Method

1. Pressure cook the turdhal.cut the pumpkin into small blocks.
2. Boil the pumkin with salt and turmeric powder.
3. Roast and grind the ingredients into a coarse paste.
4. Once the pumpkin is boiled add the paste and the cooked tur dhal.
5. Add asafoetida,lemon juice and garnish with curry leaves.
6. Season with mustard seeds,channa dal and red chillies.
7. It is a variation of kozhambu and instead of tamrind i have used lemon juice.
8. Add jaggery at the end if you like the sweet taste.