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Ingredients

• ✓ calabash gourd
• chana dal
• turmeric
• water
• cooking oil
• red chile pepper
• cumin seed
• ginger root
• garlic
• red pepper
• salt
• sugar

Instructions

1. 1 Combine the calabash, chana dal, turmeric, and water in a pressure cooker. Seal the pressure cooker and cook at high pressure for about 20 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer another 3 minutes. Remove from heat and allow the pressure to release naturally.
2. 2 Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Fry the red chile peppers and cumin seeds until the seeds begin to splutter; add the ginger and garlic to the mixture and cook together 1 minute more. Stir the calabash mixture, ground red pepper, sugar, and salt into the mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and cook another 5 minutes before serving.

By SUSMITA