Poosanikai kootu /Yellow Pumkin Kootu

Ingredients:

Yellow Pumkin : 1 cup (chopped into cubes)
Onions: 1 (chopped finely)
Toor dal : 1/4 cup
Moong dal : 1/4 cup
Green chillies : 3-4 (slitted length wise)
Turmeric powder : 1/2 tsp/pinch
Mustard seeds : 1 tsp
Urad dal : 1 tsp
Channa dal/Bengal gram dal : 1-2 tsp
Red chillies: 1-2
Curry leaves
Oil
Salt

Method:

Cook toor dal and moong dal in a pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles and keep it aside.
PS: Don't overcook the dals, becos if u overcook it ,then it will become mashy.
In a heavy bottomed kadai, cook the yellow pumkin along with green chillies, onions ,turmeric powder and little salt.
Once the pumkin is cooked, turn off the stove and keep it aside.
Now heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds and wait until it splutters.
Once it started splutering add urad dal and channa dal and fry for a min.
Then add red chillies and curry leaves into and then add the dal mixture & pumkin into it.
Mix it gently & yellow pumkin kootu is ready to serve.

This goes well with Rice/Roti/Chappathi