Pumpkin Stir-Fry / Kumbalakayi Palya

Name: Pumpkin Stir-Fry / Kumbalakayi Palya
Total time: 1200 s
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 medium-size butternut squash (about 2 cups chopped into bit size pieces); 2 tbsp oil; 1/4 tsp mustard seeds; 1 tbsp Chana dal; 1/2 tsp urad dal; 4 green chili; 1 sprig curry leaves; 1 medium-size onion; 2 tbsp grated coconut; as required Few coriander leaves; to taste Salt

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Pumpkin Stir-Fry recipe / Kumbalakayi Palya is one of the popular stir fry recipe from Karnataka. It is a tasty stir fry recipe prepared with butternut squash cooked in regular South Indian seasoning and garnished with grated coconut. It is one of the side dish served in South Indian meal in weddings or festivals.

Seasoning is prepared with mustard , Chana dal, urad dal, onion , green chili and curry leaves. Peeled and chopped pumpkin cubes are added to the seasoning along with salt and steam cooked with its own water. Finally garnishing with grated coconut gives a nutty flavor.

Pumpkin Stir-Fry / Kumbalakayi Palya can be served as a side dish with Rice and Sambar or along with roti.

#thc #thcweek6

Pumpkin Stir-Fry / Kumbalakayi Palya can be served as a side dish with Rice and Sambar or along with roti.

Monica Rangaswamy @monicacookbook

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

#thc #thcweek6

Pumpkin Stir-Fry / Kumbalakayi Palya can be served as a side dish with Rice and Sambar or along with roti.

#thc #thcweek6

Pumpkin Stir-Fry / Kumbalakayi Palya can be served as a side dish with Rice and Sambar or along with roti.

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Ingredients

20 minutes

4 persons

1medium-size butternut squash (about 2 cups chopped into bit size pieces)
2 tbspoil
1/4 tspmustard seeds
1 tbspChana dal
1/2 tspurad dal
4green chili
1 sprigcurry leaves
1medium-size onion
2 tbspgrated coconut
as requiredFew coriander leaves
to tasteSalt

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Steps

20 minutes

1

Peel the outer layer of butternut squash, scoop out the seeds and chop into bite size pieces.
2

In a pan heat oil. Add in mustard seeds and let it splutter. Add in Chana dal, urad dal and sauté until dals are golden. Add in chopped onion, slit green chili, curry leaves and sauté until onions are translucent.
3

Add in pumpkin cubes and mix well. Add salt, cover and cook until pumpkin is tender stirring in between. Add in splash of water if required.
4

Once pumpkin is cooked add in grated coconut, stir and cook for 2 minutes. Finally add chopped coriander leaves.
5

Pumpkin Stir-Fry / Kumbalakayi Palya is ready to be served along with your South Indian meal.