After a very long gap, I finally managed to get some time to write this post. This pumpkin masala sidedish is made by my MIL yesterday for Chapathi. we had few leftover pumpkin pieces from the previous day's avial. She wanted to make vatha kozhambu with that which she did. Still we had few pieces left and we were bored seeing the pumpkin again. My MIL wanted to try some side dish for chapathi and wanted to try with the left over pumpkin pieces. Its pretty much similar to the masala side dish we make for chapathi.
Ingredients:-
- Pumpkin - 1 cup (cut into cubes we had approx. 12 cubes)
- onion -1 (chop it)
- Tomato - 1 (chop it)
- Oil - 1 tsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
- Coriander seeds - 1 1/2 tsp
- Ginger - a small piece
- Garlic - 1 clove
- Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
- Red chillies powder - 3/4 tsp (acc to taste)
- Salt to taste
- Garam masala powder - 1/2 tsp (optional)
- Coconut - 2 tsp
Take a pan and cook the pumpkin pieces adding required amount of water. In the mean time, grind coriander seeds, garlic, ginger, coconut, half of chopped onion and tomato, into a fine paste and keep it aside. When the pumpkin is 3/4th done, drain it and keep it aside. Pre heat the same pan with oil, splutter mustard and cumin seeds, saute the remaining onion to golden brown and add the remaining tomato pieces and fry it for few minutes. Now add the grounded paste along with turmeric powder, chilli powder and garam masala powder, required amount of water and let it boil for couple of minutes. Now add the pumpkin pieces along with required amount of salt and let everything cook for another 5 minutes. Adjust water according to the required consistency. Garnish it with coriander leaves. This goes well with Chapathi and poori. My FIL had this as a side dish for pesarattu dosai. He said it goes well with that too.
Will upload the picture pretty soon.
