Pumpkin green gram sabzi

This is a comfort food for me. In Kerala, we used to have Kanji (savory rice porridge) with this sabzi and it used to be heavenly. The sweetish taste of pumpkin, added to the spicy seasoning is what makes this so special

Ingredients:

Green gram      - ½ cup, soak for 6 hours

Pumkin, skinned and cubed       - 300 gm

Water   -3/4 cup

Salt to taste

Grind together:

Scraped coconut          - ¾ cup

Red chilli powder          -1/2 tsp

Turmeric powder          - 1/3 tsp

Jeera    - ¾ tsp

Garlic   - 5,6 flakes

To season:

Coconut oil       - 1tbsp

Mustard seeds  - ½ tsp

Red chilli pieces            - 5,6

Onion finely cut - 1 tbsp

Some curry leaves

Scraped coconut          - 1 tbsp

Method:

Pressure cook the soaked green gram and pumpkin pieces with salt and water for 4 minutes. Cool, open and add the ground masala. Mix well and keep on low fire for about five minutes. Meanwhile, heat coconut oil in a pan, add mustard. When it splutters, add the red chilli pieces, cut onion, and curry leaves.  After a while, add the scraped coconut. Stir well, pour over the sabzi, close immediately and remove from fire.