Pumpkin Kurma

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Pumpkin Kurma - A delicious side dish with a very healthy ingredient.

Including pumpkin in your diet is very essential as it helps heal wounds & it has  high fiber content.

Ingredients - 

- 1/2kg red pumpkin
- 1 cup thick coconut milk
- 1/2 cup moong dal 
- 2 green chillies
- 1 large onion
- 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon asafoetida
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 dried red chilli
- a bunch of curry leaves
- 4 spoon sesame oil


Method- 

1. Pressure cook the moong dal by adding required amount of water and salt and keep it aside.

2. Cut the pumpkin into 1 inch sized small cubes and finely chop the onion and green chilli.

3. Take a pan add 4 spoon sesame oil, once the oil is hot add mustard seeds, cumin seeds and once it splutters add curry leaves, red chilli, onion, green chilli, turmeric powder, asafoetida, salt and saute it for 3-4mins or till the onion becomes transparent.

3. Next add the pumpkin and saute for 4-5mins.

4. Add 1/2 cup water, cover and cook the pumpkin for 10-12mins or till the pumkin becomes soft.(Do not add more water than mentioned amount)

5. At this stage add the cooked moong dal into the curry and cook for about 5mins. (Consistency should be very thick here)

6. Now switch off the flame and then add coconut milk into the thick curry, give it a good mix and serve hot after 10mins.


Note: 

Do not add water at earlier stage, of you do so the curry will become very thin when we add  coconut milk.

Add coconut milk only after switching off the flame. Do not cook after adding coconut milk. 

You can serve this delicious pumpkin curry with steamed rice, dosa, idli, appam and roti.

Do try this recipe & share it with your friends & family.

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