Name: Ambal (Sweet and Sour Red Pumpkin) recipe by Kalpana Vinay at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Red pumpkin diced 2 cups; Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp; Mango powder 1 tbsp; Jaggery pounded well 1/2 cup; Green chili 1 (seeds removed); Salt 3/4 tsp; Turmeric 1/2 tsp; Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp; Raisins 10 (optional); Oil 1 tbsp

ABOUT Ambal (Sweet and Sour Red Pumpkin) RECIPE

The ambal / umbal is sweet and sour pumpkin or Kaddu.It is an important dish in dogri cuisine. Ambal forms the part of the full course meal with channa dal and Rajma/Roungi and mittha patt (sweet rice). This combination is served during the community lunch of wedding ceremony Sannt.

Ingredients Serving: 4

Red pumpkin diced 2 cups
Fenugreek seeds 1 tsp
Mango powder 1 tbsp
Jaggery pounded well 1/2 cup
Green chili 1 (seeds removed)
Salt 3/4 tsp
Turmeric 1/2 tsp
Red chilli powder 1/2 tsp
Raisins 10 (optional)
Oil 1 tbsp

Instructions

In a wok heat oil. Add fenugreek seeds, as they turn brown add salt, turmeric, red chilli powder and green chilli. Stir for 30 seconds and add pumpkin.
Cook on low fire, stirring in between till it is 80% cooked.
Mash a few soft pieces.
Add mango powder (Tamarind pulp or Anardana ) and Jaggery.
Cook again adding 1 1/4 cup of water for at least 10-15 minutes, till the gravy becomes a bit thick.
Salt, sourness and sweetness can be adjusted as per taste
Goes well with rajma chawal.

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