Ingredients 

Toor Dal/Thuvara Parippu-1/2cup

Pumpkin/mathanga-11/2 cup

Chilli powder-1/2tsp

Turmeric Powder-1/4tsp

Salt-to taste

Water-1 1/2  cup

Grated Coconut-1/2 of one 

Cumin seeds/Jeerakam-1/4tsp

Shallots/cheriya ulli-1

Curry leaves-2 strings

Mustard seeds-1/4tsp

Dry red chilli-2

Coconut Oil-1tbsp

Method

Wash and cook dal by adding  water along with salt,chilli powder ,turmeric powder and 1 string of curry leaves..

After 1 whistle remove from the fire and allow to cool ..

Then open the cooker and add medium sized pumpkin pieces ..Mix well ..

Cook again ..1 whistle is enough ..

By that time grind coconut ,cumin seeds and shallot along with small amount of water to a fine paste ..

Add this paste to the cooked dal-pumpkin and mix well..

Allow to boil for 10 minutes in low flame stirring occasionally ..

.. Check the salt ,if ur pumpkin is not sweet enough u can add 1 tsp of sugar into it .. (I used to add more than that 😉 )

Then its time to season the erisserry ..

For that heat oil and splutter mustard seeds ,then add dry red chilli splits and curry leaves ..

Pour over the erisserry and close the kadai for 5 minutes ..

Then mix well and serve with rice .. 🙂

 

Love

🙂

Veena