Kaddu Dal

Kaddu Dal

Ingredients

Gram lentil (chana daal) 1 cup
Pumpkin (lauki), chopped in cubes 1 cup
Ginger (adrakh), grated 1 tea spoon
Bay leaf (tejpatta) 2
Cumin seed (jeera) 1 tea spoon
Green chilli (hari mirch) 2 chopped
Turmeric powder (haldi) ½ tea spoon
Black cardamom (badi elaichi) 2
Cinnamon (dalchini) ½ “piece
Cumin (jeera) powder ½ tea spoon
Hot spices (garam masala) powder 1tea spoon
Whole red chilli (sabut lal mirch) 2
Asafoetida (hing) pinch
Vegetable oil 2 table spoon
clarified butter (ghee) 1 table spoon
Salt (namak) to taste
Coriander leaves (hara dhaniya), chopped 1 table spoon

Instructions

  1. Wash and soak gram lentil in water for 2 hours.
  2. Heat 2 table spoon of oil in cooker, add bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamoms and stir it for 30 seconds.
  3. Then put turmeric powder, ginger, hot spices, cumin powder, chopped pumpkin and green chilli, fry for 3-4 minutes.
  4. Add soaked lentil and fry for a while then put salt and 2 cups of water.
  5. Pressure cooker it on medium flame for 10 minutes (2 to 3 whistle).
  6. Give the tempering of cumin seed and asafoetida and whole red chilli in clarified butter.
  7. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

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