Pumpkin Curry with Black Chana

Name: Pumpkin Curry with Black Chana
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 150 gm pumpkin cubed; 1 potato cubed; 2 tbsp black chana (chickpeas)soaked overnight; 1 tbsp coconut grated; 1 tsp coconut chopped; 1/2 tsp ginger paste; 1/2 tsp red chilli powder; 1 tsp roasted cumin powder; 1/2 tsp garam masala; 2 bay leaves; 1 pinch hing (asafoetida); 1/2 tsp 5 spices powder (fenugreek seeds,fennel seeds,cumin seeds,kalonji and mustard); To taste salt and sugar; 2 tbsp mustard oil; 1 1/2 tsp ghee

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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This is a traditional Bengali recipe and popularly known as Kumror (pumpkin)Chokka which tastes delicious with black chickpeas (kala chana),coconut and ghee and goes very well with luchi,paratha or rice.

Kumkum Chatterjee @cook_12055532

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Ingredients

3 servings

150 gmpumpkin cubed
1potato cubed
2 tbspblack chana (chickpeas)soaked overnight
1 tbspcoconut grated
1 tspcoconut chopped
1/2 tspginger paste
1/2 tspred chilli powder
1 tsproasted cumin powder
1/2 tspgaram masala
2bay leaves
1 pinchhing (asafoetida)
1/2 tsp5 spices powder (fenugreek seeds,fennel seeds,cumin seeds,kalonji and mustard)
To tastesalt and sugar
2 tbspmustard oil
1 1/2 tspghee

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Steps

1

Peel outer skin of pumpkin and potato.Cube both,smear little salt and set aside.Pressure cook black chickpeas/chana with little salt 4 whistles till soft.Set aside.Heat oil and fry potato,then pumpkin in low heat.Set aside.In the remaining oil add ghee and sprinkle 2 bay leaves,1 dry red chilli,cumin,fennel and methi,kalonji and mustard seeds.When they crackle,add hing, the fried vegetables and toss.
2

Add ginger paste,roasted cumin powder,red chilli powder,grated and chopped coconut,chana,salt and sugar to taste.Fry the masala with the vegetables.Add 1 cup water and cook on low flame till done.Add garam masala powder and cook till masala coats the vegetables.Garnish with grated coconut and serve with rice or any Indian flat or puffed bread.