How To Concoct A Mulakushyam/Moloshyam
My MIL enjoyed cooking and had a superb hand with food. This simple dish, that she taught me how to make, has become a family staple. It's easy to make and quick and a top family comfort food.
Ingredients
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1 cup toovar dal
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1 cup yellow pumpkin
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handful curry leaves
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1 green chili
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pinch haldi
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pinch asafoetida
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1 teaspoon chili powder
Cooking Instructions
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1
Wash the dal well. Soak it if you like to speed up cooking - I don't
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2
Add about a cup of water to the dal and cook it in a pressure cooker for about 2-3 whistles. The point is to cook it but not quite -it should be three-fourths done
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3
Peel the pumpkin and slit the green chili
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4
Chop the pumpkin
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5
Open the pressure cooker and add salt, haldi, chilli powder, hing,
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6
Chopped pumpkin and green chili and subject the lot to a few more whistles
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7
When the pressure cooker is ready to open, add curry leaves to the moloshyam
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8
Serve hot, drizzled with coconut oil with hot rice and papads and a side dish of some dry fried root vegetable
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