Ingredients

 Pani kakharu (winter melon)– 500 grms

Pancha Phutana(mix of jeera, kalonji, methi, sorisa, panamadhuri)- 1 tea spoon

Dried Red Chilli- 4 nos.

Garlic- 5 kernels

Mustard Seeds – 2 tablespoons

Salt

Turmeric – 1 teaspoon

Tamarind – Small portion

Jaggery – 250 grams

Cumin – ½ Teasoon

Oil – 2 table spoon

Method:

Masala – Grind Mustards seeds and Cumin seeds together into a fine paste.

Wash and cut the vegetables into 1 inch size.

Heat oil in a pan, add panch puran, dry red chilli and crushed garlic.

Add the vegetables, salt and turmeric and stir well. Cook covered for 5 minutes.

Once the vegetable is little cooked, add the ground paste to it.

Blend tamarind and Jaggery with little water very well so that there are no lumps. When vegetables are well cooked, add the tamarind and jaggery to the vegetables.

Cook on high flame for 5 more mins.

Note: You may substitute pani kakharu with budha kakudi.