Pumkin - Karamani Kuttu

Looks like PUMKIN is the vegetable of the month, almost all the blogs I follow have some or the other pumkin dishes, from pastries to soups this vegetable can fit in anywhere. I got 1kg of pumkin on the other day as I was expecting some guest and i thought of cooking Pumkin Halwa, however the guest didn turn up and I was left with 2 big chunks of yellow pumkin in the fridge. I made Pumkin chilli fry on the other day and now it was time for this curry.

Ingredients

Yellow Pumkin - 350gms (Cubed)

Karamani - 1 cup (Soaked for 4 hours)

Onion - 1 (Finely chopped)

Tomato - 1 (Finely chopped)

Ginger Garlic Paste - 1tsp

Mustard - 1tsp

Red Chilli - 2nos

Coconut Oil

Salt

Grind

Coconut - 1/2cup

Jeera - 1tsp

Red Chilli - 4 (As per taste)

Cooking Method

Grind coconut, jeera and red chilli into a smooth paste.

Pressure cook karamani.

Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard and red chilli. Once a nice aroma comes in.

Add onion, once its turns translucent, add tomatoes, once tomatoes mash into a pulp.

Add the coconut masala, fry till the oil seperates from the masala.

Add pumkin, Cook till pumkin turns soft.Add salt and mix well.

Finally add cooked karamani, Mix well and bring the entire mixture to boil.

Garnish with a tsp of coconut oil. Serve with Chapathi's or rice.

Cooking Time : 30 min

Serves : 4