Tuesday 2 August 2011

White pumpkin curry (South Indian Style)





Ingredients:

White Pumpkin 500gm
Coconut 1 cup grated
4  fried red chillies
Tamarind pulp ½ tsp
Salt as per taste
Mustard seeds ½ tsp
Curry leaves
1tblsp oil

Method:

Peel & Cut pumpkins in cubes. Boil with ½ tsp salt & 1 cup water in a cooker & give 1 whistle.

Grind coconut & red chillies with tamarind pulp & make a smooth paste.
Then add this coconut paste to the boiled pumpkin.Mix well. Boil for a while.
For tadka:
In a tadka pan heat 1 tblsp oil. Splutter mustard seeds & add curry leaves. Then pour this tadka over the pumpkin gravy. Serve hot with rice/ roti.

6 comments:

  1. Simple and easy preparation... loving it...

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  2. What a great combo of ingredients ~ the color of the gravy is really nice!
    Us Masala

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  3. Thanks Kirthi & aipi for visiting my space n rendering your valuable comments...thank you so much

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  4. Simple n easy recipe.Thanks.

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  5. thanks pranathi,
    you help me out with the pumkin i had...cheers

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  6. Amma prepares same curry.i havnt tried yet...Thanks for reminding...
    Happy to follow you..
    Kitchenrhythms.blogspot.com

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