Pumpkin Coconut Curry | Mathan Podithuval from Palakad Cusine - Cook it up in 15 Minutes
Author: Sandhya Hariharan
Ingredients
1 18ozBowl of Chopped Pumpkin
1TspMustard Seeds
1TspUrd Dal
2Dried Red Chillies
1/2tspTurmeric Powder
1Tblspn Fresh grated coconut
2Tspof Oil
3/4Tspof SaltPlease adjust the salt to your taste
Instructions
Peel the outer thick skin and chop the Pumpkin into large chunky pieces.Give it a good wash .
Heat oil in a pan and add mustard seeds, urd dal and red chillies. Once the Mustard seeds begins to crackle , throw in washed pumpkin .
Spoon in Turmeric powder, Salt. Sprinkle a tablespoon of water on the pumpkin and cover the vegetable with a lid and cook in low flame for about 7-9 minutes.Check in between the cooking time ,if it has cooked.
Make sure not to cook it longer , Pumpkin can get mushier.Check one of the pieces with a spoon .When the pumpkin feels slightly soft , turn of the gas.
Garnish with grated coconut and serve along with sambar and rice.
Notes
This curry can be had on its own for starter too. How about sprinkling some chat masala??