4 doodhi Recipes

gourd (doodhi), milk, sugar, cardamom powder, saffron (a few flakes), ghee

calabash gourd, peeled and cut into cubes, split bengal gram (chana dal), ground turmeric, water, cooking oil, dried red chile peppers, broken into pieces, cumin seeds, minced fresh ginger root, minced garlic, ground red pepper, salt to taste, white sugar

channa dal, cleaned, washed , soaked in water and drained, turmeric powder, red chili powder, salt, water, garlic cloves, peeled, washed and finely chopped, green chilies, washed and chopped, fresh ginger, peeled, washed and finely chopped, onions, peeled, washed and finely chopped, onion, peeled, washed and finely chopped, oil, cumin seeds, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped into 1 inch sized cubes, tomato, washed, peeled and chopped into 1 inch sized cubes, white pumpkin, washed, peeled, de-seeded and diced into cubes (we call it doodhi in hindi, you should have about 1 1/2 cups of pumpkin chopped into cubes) (optional), dried kasuri methi , crumbled between your palms