Steamed coconutty pumpkin curry

Name: Steamed coconutty pumpkin curry
Total time: 900 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1/2 kg of yellow pumpkin; 1/2 cup of coconut gratings; 3 green chillies,; 10-12 curry leaves; 1 tsp mustard seeds,; to taste salt; Pinch asafoetida,; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; 2 cups water to be boiled; 1/2 cup water to blend the coconut and green chilies mix

Supriya Shenoy @Minoshkaa2021

Mumbai, India

This is an amazing pumpkin recipe, origin is South India. The goodness and the yellow color of the pumpkin rich in nutrients and the simple cooking process make this pumpkin curry, yummy. You can have it with rice or just the curry too by itself.

Supriya Shenoy @Minoshkaa2021

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Ingredients

15 minutes

4 servings

1/2 kg of yellow pumpkin
1/2 cup of coconut gratings
3green chillies,
10-12 curry leaves
1 tspmustard seeds,
to taste salt
Pinchasafoetida,
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
2 cupswater to be boiled
1/2 cup water to blend the coconut and green chilies mix

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Steps

15 minutes

1

Cut the pumpkin in cubes with the skin intact and boil in 2 cups of water till 1 boil.
2

Blend the coconut gratings in a blender with 2 green chillies and half a cup of water. The blend should be a bit coarse in consistency.
3

Then take a cooking vessel, to it add the tsp of coconut oil. When oil heats up add mustard seeds, asafoetida, curry leaves, 1 green chilli
4

To this tempering add the cut pumpkin cubes.
5

Then add the tsp of turmeric powder and give it a gentle mix
6

Then add the blended coconut mix to the pumpkin cubes,salt to taste. Mix again gently. Cover it up. Let it cook on steam for 5 minutes. Do not overcook the pumpkin
7

When done, remove from fire and serve with warm rice.

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Supriya Shenoy @Minoshkaa2021

on March 15, 2022 03:17

Mumbai, India

My love for cooking has developed rather late. Functional cooking was comfortable but slowly after my children have grown up and started becoming foodies and my hubby too and especially during this lockdown have started cooking and enjoying the process too.