Dalma

Method

1. 1 Wash the mung beans and simmer them with turmeric powder and water for 20 minutes until tender.
2. 2 Add the pumpkin, eggplant, and diced sweet potatoes to the pot and cook for another 12 minutes.
3. 3 Dry-roast cumin seeds with dried chili peppers, then grind them into a fine, fragrant powder.
4. 4 Melt the ghee, sauté the bay leaves and ginger, then add it to the pot of beans.
5. 5 Sprinkle with roasted cumin powder, grated coconut, and coriander, simmer for another 3 minutes, then turn off the heat.

With an appliance

• Pressure cooker 40 min

  Replace step 1: simmer toor beans with turmeric powder under high pressure for 6 minutes, then release pressure naturally for 8 minutes. Pumpkin, eggplant, and sweet potato in step 2 should still be cooked with the lid open for 12 minutes to retain their shape.