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Dadranagarhaveli · Lunch

Pumpkin and Dal Thali

Traditional 18. Pumpkin and Dal Thali recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Pumpkin (peeled, cubed): 150g
• Oil: 5ml
• Cumin seeds: ½ tsp (1g)
• Turmeric: ¼ tsp (0.5g)
• Salt: 2g
• Water for pumpkin: 200ml
• Toor dal (cooked): 150g (made separately)
• Ghee for dal: 2ml
• Rice: 100g (cooked)
• Onions (fried): 30g (fried until crispy)

👩‍🍳 How to make Pumpkin and Dal Thali

1. Pumpkin: heat oil, add cumin seeds (30 secs).
2. Add pumpkin, turmeric, salt, water.
3. Bring to boil (100°C), reduce to low (70°C), cover, cook 18-20 mins until pumpkin very soft, almost mushy.
4. Dal: cook toor dal separately with water, salt (25 mins).
5. Finish with ghee.
6. Arrange rice, pumpkin curry, dal, and fried onions on plate as thali.
7. Visual cue: pumpkin soft, dal creamy, elements separate.
8. Heat level: medium.
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