Subru Uncle's Doodhi Chane Ki Dal ( Yellow Lentils With Pumpkin

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 cup channa dal, cleaned, washed, soaked in water and drained
• 2 teaspoons turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon red chili powder
• 2 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 4 -5 cups water
• 3 -4 garlic cloves, peeled, washed and finely chopped
• 2 medium green chilies, washed and chopped
• 1/2 inch fresh ginger, peeled, washed and finely chopped
• 2 medium onions, peeled, washed and finely chopped
• 1 large onion, peeled, washed and finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
• 1 large tomato, washed, peeled and chopped into 1 inch sized cubes
• 1 medium tomato, washed, peeled and chopped into 1 inch sized cubes
• 1 large pumpkin, washed, peeled, de-seeded and diced into cubes (we call it 'doodhi' in hindi, you should have about 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin chopped into cubes) (optional)
• 1/2 cup dried kasuri methi, crumbled between your palms

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a pressure cooker or pot on medium flame.
• 2 once the oil is hot, lower flame and add cumin seeds to it.
• 3 allow to crackle.
• 4 once it stops crackling, add ginger, garlic, onion and green chillies.
• 5 mix well and stir-fry until the raw smell of ginger and garlic is gone, and the onions are softened.
• 6 drain the chana dal (lentils) and add it to the ginger-garlic mixture. then, add the turmeric powder, kasoori methi, red chilli powder, salt, pumpkin and the tomatoes.
• 7 mix well and add water to allow the lentils to cook.
• 8 cover and cook on medium flame for 20 minutes or till the lentils are soft {upto 3-4 whistles in your pressure cooker should be heard before you remove the cooker from heat}.
• 9 serve with rotis or bread or dad's half-way sindhi and half-way yellow rice recipe.
• 10 enjoy!