White Pumpkin Masiyal / Kootu

Ingredients:

White Pumpkin - 1 cup chopped
Toor Dhal - 1 cup boiled
Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Jeera/ Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Urad dhal - 1 tsp
Asafoetida - a pinch
Salt to taste
Dried red chillies - 2
Green chillies - 1
Oil - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Curry leaves - a strip
Coriander leaves for garnishing

Method:
1. In a pressure cooker, boil and cook the dhal well with a tsp of turmeric powder. Moong dhal can also be used. Keep it aside. Boil white pumpkin as well. (Pumpkin can be boiled with dhal also... but see to that both should not be mashed).
2. In a pan, heat oil, add mustard seeds, jeera, asafoetida, curry leaves, red chillies or green chillies or both can be used.
3. Add boiled white pumpkin to it. Mix well.
4. Add cooked toor dhal or moong dhal.
5. Finally add salt to taste.
6. Garnish it with corainder leaves. Serve hot with rice or chapathi.