Pumpkin Rice

Ingredients:

1 cup rice

1 cup toor dal (Optional)

bay leaf-1 large

2 Chopped onion

2-3 cloves of chopped garlic

50gm pumpkin (wash, peel & cut into small cubes)

4-5 Red chillies

Cumin seeds

Curry leaves

2 Green chillies chopped

Salt

Haldi

Pinch of hing

Peanuts ( handful)

½ tsp red chilly powder

Water

Method:

Soak rice & dal for 15-20 min. Wash rice & toor dal properly.

 Drain all water from rice & dal.

Heat oil in a vessel. Add cumin seeds & pinch of hing & bay leaf.

 Add chopped onions, curry leaves, chopped green chillies & chopped garlic cloves. saute till they turns to golden brown in colour. Add the peanuts. Stir for some time.  Add the pumpkins. Sauté for 2-3 min till they turns to light brownish colour.

Then add rice & daal. Add 3 cups of water ( For every 1 cup of rice add 2 cup of water).Put salt , red chilly powder & haldi. stir well. cover the lid. Let it cook for 15-20 min till done. Remove from heat & serve hot with dahi raita.

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