Sweet Pumpkin Curry
This homestyle pumpkin curry is built on a foundation of shallots fried dark in coconut oil and spices toasted until they release their full aroma. It tastes even better the next morning, spooned over cold leftover rice.
Ingredientsfor 3 servings
- 1 slice Pumpkin — chopped
- 1/4 cup Jaggery grated, Sharkara
- 2 tsp Coconut — grated
- 1/2 tsp Mustard seeds
- 1/4 tsp Channa dal (Kadalaparippu)
- 1/4 tsp Black gram parippu (Uzhunnu)
- 2 nos Dry red chillies
- 1/2 tsp Rice flour
- Salt, to taste
Preparation
Step 1
For preparing sweet pumpkin curry, first remove the skin and cut the pumpkin into pieces and cook in water with salt.
Step 2
Drain water and keep pumpkin aside.
Step 3
Pour oil into a pan and heat it. let the mustard seeds crackle, dry chillies, black gram and chana dal.
Step 4
Add jaggery and melt. Add pumpkin and mix.
Step 5
Add coconut and rice flour. take it off the heat.
Step 6
Sweet pumpkin curry is ready.
Tip
Coconut oil and curry leaves at the very end, off the heat, give the curry its characteristic Kerala aroma. Never skip this final step.
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