Name: Pumpkin ball chana Dal recipe by Uma Sarkar at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: Chana Dal - 1/2 cup ( water soaked); Grated pumpkin - 1 1/2 cup; Roasted chana powder- 2 tbsp; Grated ginger- 1 tbsp; Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp; Chopped green chilly - 1 tsp; salt as per taste; Oil for fry; For gravy; Ghee - 1 tbsp; Bay leaves- 2 nos; Red chilly- 2-3 tsp; Panch for on- 1 tsp ( mix of 5 spices); Grated ginger- 1 tsp; Turmeric Powder- 1 tsp; Tomato - 1 nos; Sugar - 1 tsp; Salt; Chopped. Coriander - 1 tbsp

ABOUT Pumpkin ball chana Dal RECIPE

In our Bengali cuisine we make a mixed vegetables moong dal in which pumpkin is also added. I have given it another twist. Made this new dish chana dal with pumpkin ball. Taste was awesome and those who not liking pumpkin, they can not identify which vegetables is this.

Ingredients Serving: 5

Chana Dal - 1/2 cup ( water soaked)
Grated pumpkin - 1 1/2 cup
Roasted chana powder- 2 tbsp
Grated ginger- 1 tbsp
Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Chopped green chilly - 1 tsp
salt as per taste
Oil for fry
For gravy
Ghee - 1 tbsp
Bay leaves- 2 nos
Red chilly- 2-3 tsp
Panch for on- 1 tsp ( mix of 5 spices)
Grated ginger- 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder- 1 tsp
Tomato - 1 nos
Sugar - 1 tsp
Salt
Chopped. Coriander - 1 tbsp

Instructions

Mix all the ingredients for the pumpkin balls and make a soft dough.
Make small balls.
Fry these balls and keep them aside.
Boil the dal with a little bit of oil in a cooker.
Take a clean kadhai, warm up 1 tsp oil and put the Panch foron, bay leaves and red chillies. When these start to crackle and smell wafts off put grated ginger.
Fry the ginger for a little bit then add the dal.
Add tomato and saute for 2 mins.
After that add 1 and 1/2 cup water. Add turmeric powder, salt a and sugar.
Boiling for another 2 mins and add pumpkin balls.
Cook for some more time, add ghee and chopped coriander.
Serve with rice or roti

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