Squash Dal kootu

Here is a healthy curry that goes great with rice or with chappatis. I always make this curry with toor dal or moong dal until, I found from kay's kitchen that I can use channa dal too and get an awesome taste.

Ingredients:

Green Squash - 3
Channa Dal - 1/2 cup
onions cut lengthwise thin - 1/4 cup
green chillies - 4
cumin seeds - 1 tsp
cocunut - 2 small pieces
mustard, ural dal - 1 tsp
curry leaves - 4

Squash Dal:

1. Soak the channa dal for 30 min
2. Grind Cocunut, cummin seeds and 2 green chillies
3. Heat very little oil in a pan and add mustard, urad, curry leaves, green chillies cut lengthwise
4. Add the onions and saute til it becomes translucent
5. Add the cut squash
6. Add the ground stuff from step 2
7. Add turmeric powder and salt
8. Add the channa dal and water just to cover the stuff
9. Cook for one whistle