القرع العسلي المحمص مع العدس وبذور القرع المقرمشة
Indian 35 Mins Prep · 90 Mins Cook
- Soak the moong dal and chana dal overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C, gas mark 4.
- Peel and thinly slice the onion.
- Finely grate 4 garlic cloves and the ginger.
- Heat 1 tbsp of ghee in a large non-stick frying pan over a high heat.
- Add the onion, garlic, ginger, turmeric and salt, and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until soft.
- Place the dried chillies, coriander, cumin and fennel seeds, and 1 tsp of yellow mustard seeds in a small frying pan over a high heat and roast for 1 minute.
- Place in a mortar and pound with a pestle until finely ground.
- Add the spice mixture and garam masala to the onion and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
- Place the mixture in a deep-sided roasting dish.
- Add the water, tomato (or 2 large grated tomatoes), moong dal and chana dal, cinnamon, cardamom and mix.
- Halve the butternut with the skin on and reserve the seeds. Place it cut-side down, cover tightly with aluminium foil and cook for 45 minutes.
- Turn the butternut, cover and cook for 1 hour.
- Increase the temperature to 220°C, gas mark 7. Remove the foil and cook for 45 minutes, or until the butternut is golden and the split peas are tender.
- Finely slice the remaining garlic cloves.
- Heat the remaining ghee in a frying pan over a high heat.
- Add the garlic, finely sliced red chilli, curry leaves, mustard seeds and butternut seeds and cook for 30 seconds.
- Serve the dhal drizzled with the ghee.
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