🇵🇰 Pakistani

Pumpkin Daal Mash

Name: Pumpkin Daal Mash
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Pakistani
Ingredients: 1 tsp Garam Masala; 50 g Butter; to taste Salt; 2, chopped Onion; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 2 tbsp Ghee; 3 medium, cubed Potato; 2, thickly sliced Carrot; 750 ml Stock or Broth; 500 g, cubed Pumpkin

🇵🇰 Pakistani

Creamy stewed lentils enriched with pumpkin and a liberal finishing of butter. About 50 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 15 min Cook 35 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

Garam Masala1 tsp
Butter50 g
Saltto taste
Onion2, chopped
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Ghee2 tbsp
Potato3 medium, cubed
Carrot2, thickly sliced
Stock or Broth750 ml
Pumpkin500 g, cubed

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the Ghee in a heavy casserole and brown the pumpkin well on all sides — real colour means real flavour.
2
Lift the pumpkin out, soften the onion and garlic in the same pot, then add the garam masala.
3
Return the pumpkin, tip in the potato and carrot, and pour over the stock.
4
Cover and let it murmur gently for 35-40 minutes until everything is spoon-tender and the broth has body.
5
Season with salt and cracked pepper, then shower with fresh cilantro right before serving.

Chef's tip

A final squeeze of lemon just before serving lifts every other flavour.

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Watch how it's made

Video: " MASH KI DAAL " Bajias Cooking · on YouTube