Ingredients:

• 1/4 cup – ash gourd/white Pumpkin
• 1 cup – curd/yoghurt
• 1 tbsp – black gram dal
• 1 tbsp – Bengal Gram dal
• 1 tbsp – red gram dal
• 1 tbsp – Rice
• 1 tsp – Mustard Seeds
• 1 tsp – Cumin seeds
• small quantity -curry leaves
• small quantity-grated/shredded Coconut
• small quantity -ginger
• 1 pinch-turmeric powder
• 1 pinch-asafoetida
• 2 – Green chilli
• small quantity -coriander leaves
• oil
• salt

Method:

1. Wash and soak red gram dal, Bengal gram dal and rice in water for 1 hour. Grind it to a paste.
2. Grind coconut, cumin seeds and green chillies to a paste.
3. Make ginger paste, wash and cut white pumpkin into small cubes.
4. Keep other ingredients ready.
5. Heat oil in a pan/kadai, add asafoetida, cumin seeds, ginger, black gram dal, and curry leaves.
6. Add the dal paste, a little turmeric powder and salt.
7. Now add ground coconut paste and pumpkin.
8. Keep stirring. Finally add yoghurt.
9. After adding yoghurt it should not be allowed to boil for more than 5 minutes.
10. Finally add chopped coriander leaves.
11. It can be served along with white rice.