Pumpkin Pradhaman

Ingredients:

Grated Yellow Pumpkin - 1/2 kg

Cooked Bengal Gram -     1 cup

Jaggery - 1/2 kg

Ghee - 4 tbsp

Coconut Milk (1^st extract) – 1 cup

Coconut Milk (2nd extract) – 3 cups

Thin Coconut slices - 1 tbsp

Raisins - 25 gms

Cashew nut chopped - 25 gms

Water - 1/2 cup

Cardamom Powder – a pinch

Zeera powder – ¼ tsp

Salt – a pinch

Preparation:

Cook one cup Bengal gram .

Melt jaggery in 1/2 cup water. Strain and keep aside.

Take a heavy bottomed pan. Add 1 tbsp ghee and saute the coconut slices till they start to change color.

To the coconut slices add the cashew nut and fry till they are golden brown and then add the raisins and saute for 2 minutes. Transfer this to a small bowl.

Take the heavy bottomed and add 2 tbsp ghee and into the ghee add the grated pumpkin and saute till the pumpkin is cooked.To the cooked pumpkin add the jaggery mixture and the cooked gram and mix well .

Once the above mixture starts getting thick add 3 cups coconut milk (2^nd extract). Stir for 5 minutes.

Then add 1cup coconut milk (1^st extract thick milk).

Add ¼ tsp zeera powder, pinch of cardamom powder, pinch of salt and 1tbsp ghee.

Remove from flame and add the fried coconut slices, raisins and cashew nuts.

Ready to serve.