Chana Dal with Pumpkin

Ingredients

• 1 cup chana dal
• 1 large or 135g onion
• 1-2 or 150g tomatoes
• 20g ginger
• 300g hokkaido pumpkin (or any other squash)*
• 1 tsp turmeric
• 1 bay leaf (optional)
• 10-15 springs coriander
• 2 tbsp ghee
• 1 tsp cumin (jeera)
• 1 pinch asafoetida (hing)
• 2-3 cloves or 15g garlic
• 5-6 asian shallots (sambar onions)
• 1-2 green chillies or dried red chillies