Name: Ammbal recipe by Preeti Kaur at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Yellow pumpkin 1/2 kg cut into pieces; Onions 2; Ginger 1 tsp, grated; Methi seeds 1 tsp; Dry red chillies 3; Red pepper powder 1/2 tsp; Kashmiri lal mirch 1/3 for colour; Turmeric 1/2 - 1 tsp; salt as per taste; Garam masala little pinch; Tamarind 150 gm; Sugar 1/2 cup; Mustard Oil 3 tsp

Ingredients Serving: 4

Yellow pumpkin 1/2 kg cut into pieces
Onions 2
Ginger 1 tsp, grated
Methi seeds 1 tsp
Dry red chillies 3
Red pepper powder 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri lal mirch 1/3 for colour
Turmeric 1/2 - 1 tsp
salt as per taste
Garam masala little pinch
Tamarind 150 gm
Sugar 1/2 cup
Mustard Oil 3 tsp

Instructions

Take a pan and add mustard oil followed by methi seed, dry red chillies.
When methi seeds crackle, add onion and ginger.
Stir onions till the colour becomes golden.
Take a bowl, add red pepper, turmeric, salt, garam masala, and the most important kashmiri lal mirch. Mix all with a little water.
Add this mixture to the onions and saute.
Add pumpkins and cook for 10 minutes with the lid on.
In a bowl, add tamarind with water. Make a tamarind paste, thin and watery.
Add this tamarind and sugar to the pumpkin and cook for another 10-15 minutes.
When pumpkin is soft, mash some pieces of it.
Turn off the gas. Garnish with onion rings.
Serve hot with boiled rice and channa dal.

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