Name: Pindi Miriyam recipe by Hari Chandana P at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1 cup Ash Gourd, peeled and cubed; 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp Toor Dal; 1 1/2 cups Water; 1/4 tsp turmeric powder; Salt as needed; For Masala Paste: 2 tsp Coriander Seeds; 2 tsp Chana Dal; 1 1/2 tsp Rice; 3/4 to 1 tsp Black Pepper; Small piece of Tamarind (approx. 1 inch piece); 3 Dried Red Chillies; 1/4 cup Fresh Coconut (you can also use dry coconut); 1 tsp oil; For Seasoning: 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds; few curry leaves; 1 red chilli; A big pinch of Hing; 2 tsp oil

Ingredients Serving: 2

1 cup Ash Gourd, peeled and cubed
1/4 cup + 2 tbsp Toor Dal
1 1/2 cups Water
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt as needed
For Masala Paste: 2 tsp Coriander Seeds
2 tsp Chana Dal
1 1/2 tsp Rice
3/4 to 1 tsp Black Pepper
Small piece of Tamarind (approx. 1 inch piece)
3 Dried Red Chillies
1/4 cup Fresh Coconut (you can also use dry coconut)
1 tsp oil
For Seasoning: 1/4 tsp Mustard Seeds
1/4 tsp cumin seeds
few curry leaves
1 red chilli
A big pinch of Hing
2 tsp oil

Instructions

Pressure cook the rinsed toor dal for 3 whistles. Turn off the flame and wait until the pressure goes off. Mash the cooked dal and keep it aside.
Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan and add the coriander seeds, chana dal, rice and pepper and fry them on a medium flame till they are golden brown.
Remove from the pan and set aside to cool. In the same pan, add and fry the red chillies for a minute and set aside.
In a mixie, add the roasted ingredients, roasted chillies and tamarind and grind into a powder. Add coconut and grind it again. Grind everything to a smooth paste using water. Keep it aside.
Combine the cooked ash gourd, ground masala, mashed dal, 1.5 cups of water (adjust to desired consistency), salt and turmeric powder in a vessel. Let it boil on medium flame for 10 minutes. Turn off the flame.
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds and cumin seeds and let them splutter.
Add the hing, curry leaves and red chilli and stir for a few seconds. Pour this over the stew and combine well.
Serve hot with with rice.

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