Roasted Pumpkin And Moong Hummus

Ingredients

• 400 grams red pumpkin, peeled and sliced
• ¾ cup split skinless green gram (dhuli moong dal)
• 15-20 garlic clove
• 2 tablespoons olive oil + to drizzle
• Salt to taste
• Crushed black peppercorns to taste
• ¼ cup tahini
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 cup cooking liquor
• Paprika powder to sprinkle
• Grilled pita bread triangles to serve

Method

1. Preheat the oven at 180° C.
2. Spread pumpkin pieces on a baking tray. Add garlic and drizzle 1 tablespoon olive oil. Sprinkle salt and mix well. Keep the tray in the preheated oven and roast for 10-15 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, heat a pan, add split green gram and dry roast on medium heat till golden brown and fragrant.
4. Add 1½ cups water, salt and mix well. Once the mixture comes to a boil, lower the heat and cook for 10-15 minutes.
5. Drain and reserve the cooking liquor. Transfer the green gram into a grinder jar. Add roasted pumpkin mixture, crushed black peppercorns, tahini, lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil and cooking liquor and grind to fine mixture.
6. Transfer into a bowl, sprinkle paprika powder on top, drizzle olive oil and serve with grilled pita bread triangles.