Ingredients:

• Ash gourd – 1/2 kg
• Black gram dal – 2 cup
• Green chillies – 1 cup, finely chopped
• Cumin seeds – 1 tbsp
• Asafoetida – 1/2 tsp
• Salt – 1/3 cup

Method:

1. Soak black gram dal in water for 2-3 hours. Grate the ash gourd and squeeze out all the liquid (reserve the liquid).
2. Drain the dal and grind to a stiff smooth paste using some of the ash gourd liquid. (Do not add too much liquid).
3. Add grated gourd and the rest of the ingredients to the paste. Mix well.
4. Take a plastic sheets and drop tbsp of the mixture on it in straight rows.
5. Dry in sunlight for 5-6 days.
6. They will peel off the paper on the third day.
7. Then just spread them out and dry well.
8. These are like wafers.
9. Fry and serve.