Ingredients

The following ingredients have 3 Servings
  • 1 cup pumpkin pieces (peeled and cubed.)
  • 1 tablespoon gram dal/channa dal
  • 2-3 dried red chilies
  • 1 small piece of tamarind
  • 2 teaspoons oil
  • Salt
  • For tempering:
  • 1/2 teaspoon mustard seeds
  • 10-12 curry leaves
  • 1/4 teaspoon asafoetida

Instruction

  • Heat 2 teaspoons sesame or gingely oil in a kadai. Add 2-3 dried red chilies and saute well. Add gram dal/channa dal and saute till the dal turns golden brown.
  • Add pumpkin pieces and saute very well. he pumpkin pieces should shrink well. Do not sprinkle water. Let it cool for a while and then transfer everything to a blender jar. In the remaining oil add tamarind piece and saute for few seconds. Add it to the blender jar as well.
  • Grind to a smooth paste by adding water as required. Add salt while grinding.
  • Heat 2 teaspoons of oil in the same kadai and do a tempering with mustard seeds, asafoetida and curry leaves. Add the tempering along with oil to the ground chutney and mix well. Serve pumpkin chutney with idli or dosa.