A different to pumpkin ๐ŸŽƒ!

Roasted coconut - pumpkin curry



Pumpkin is a delicious vegetable & low in calories. it provides carotene and then boost Vitamin A in body. But some people don't like to eat pumpkin as a normal curry.
In this quarantine period, home gardening is a better way to plant vegetables & get more healthier food in our own garden.So we can plant seeds for getting pumpkins.
If we want, we can prepare more delicious pumpkin curry with spices & roasted coconut.

Cook time with preparation : 30 minutes

Ingredients :

*For curry*
Young pumpkin 300g
Turmeric powder 1/2 tea spoon
Salt 1 tea spoon
Red dry chilli pod 4
Mustard seed 1tea spoon
Cumin seed 1/4 tea spoon
Red onion 6
Garlic cloves 3
Curry leaves sprig 3
Chilli pieces 1 tea spoon
dhal 1 table spoon
Lime juice to taste
Green chilli pod 3
Thinly grated fresh coconut cup 1
Thinly sliced onion medium 1
Cooking oil 1 1/2 table spoon

Curry leaves sprig, minced garlic, green chilli, finely sliced red onion,red chilli

Cubed pumpkin 

Mustard seed, salt, turmeric powder, cumin seed

Dhal and lime juice 

Finely grated coconut 

Instructions

*Wash & cut pumpkin into cubes, it's better as small cubes.Don't peel because it's vibrant color gives perfect appearance for the dish.Add onion & turmeric powder into pumpkin cubes & then boil.Don't boil it more. Stop after about 80% of boiling. Strain water & now pumpkin cubes should not be stick each other.
Take a small fry & heat with added coconut oil.After few seconds add Mustard seeds, cumin seeds just after spluttering mustard seeds add red dry chilli pieces along with sliced red onions & minced garlic.Then saute for 2 minutes. Afterwards add  sliced green chillies along with curry leaves & saute another minute.Add chilli pieces & salt then stir well.Add grated coconut & stir again.

Roasted coconut mixture 


After 2 minutes add cubed pumpkin, stir. Add salt to taste.Then simmer for 5 minutes till pumpkins are soft enough.Finally add lime juice to taste.Then serve your delicious pumpkin curry.

Ready to serve 

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