Yellow Pumpkin Koottu

Yellow pumpkin is very rich in antioxidants. It is very healthy and known to slow down the ageing process.

Preparation Time : 10 minutes
Cooking Time : 25 minutes
Serves : 4

Ingredients

Yellow Pumpkin - 1/2 kg
Green Chillies - 2
Karamani / Lobia - 1/4 cupCurry leaves - a few
Turmeric - 1/2 tsp
Masoor Dal - 5 tbsp


To Grind

Green Chillies - 4
Coconut - 3/4 cup
Cumin Seeds - 2 tsp


To Temper 

Mustard - 1 tsp
Urad Dal - 1/2 tbsp
Curry Leaves - a few
Ghee - 1/2 tbsp
Asafoetida - 1/2 tsp

Procedure

1. Wash, peel, chop the pumpkin into 2" inch cubes.
2. Put the chopped pumpkin pieces in a vessel
3. Slit the green chillies and put them in a vessel along with the pumpkin.
4. Tear apart the curry leaves and add to the pumpkin
5. Soak the karamani / lobia for 2 hours and add it to the pumpkin
6. Pressure cook the pumpkin for 3 whistles
7. Pressure cook the masoor dal for 3 whistles
8. Grind the items given under the to grind section and set aside
9. Mix the pressure cooked pumpking, dal and ground paste
10. Add salt to taste
11. Adjust consistency
12. Heat ghee in the tadka pan, add the mustard, after it splutters, add the urad dal, let it brown, add the curry leaves, asafoetida and pour over the koottu.
13. Tasty delicious yellow pumpkin koottu is ready. Serve hot with rice and papad.