Yellow pumpkin kuzhambu

INGREDIENTS :
Yellow pumpkin - 1 slice
Channa dal - 3 tbspn
Coconut - 3 pieces
Red chilli - 12
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
Tamarind - a small lemon size
Jaggery - a small piece
Salt as needed

TO TEMPER :
Cooking oil
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tspn
Curry leaves - 1 sprig
Asafoetida

PREPARATION :
1. In a pan add oil & fry the channa dal, red chillies and allow it to cool.
2. Then in a mixer grinder put the fried channa dal, red chillies, coconut, mustard seeds, asafoetida, water and grind them little bit coarsely. Keep it aside.

3. Peel and cut the yellow pumpkin into cubes. Put them in a vessel add water, turmeric powder and allow them to cook. Once it is half cooked add tamarind juice, salt & allow it to boil till the raw smell goes.

4. Now add the ground paste, jaggery & allow it to boil for 5 minutes in a low flame.
5. Then in a pan, pour oil, splutter mustard seeds and then add curry leaves, asafoetida. Then pour it into the kuzhambu.

 

Serve it with white rice along with papad. It is very tasty and spicy.