Pumpkin Kootu Recipe | Yellow Pumpkin Kootu

Pumpkin Kootu Recipe | Yellow Pumpkin Kootu

Ingredients :

Yellow Pumpkin - 1/4 kg

Dry Red Chilly - 1(cut into small pieces)

Coconut - 2 tsp

Cumin Seeds - 1/2 tsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp

Curry Leaves - few

Salt - as required

Preparation :

• Peel the skin of pumpkin and cut into medium size pieces. 
• Grind coconut and cumin seeds without water and keep it aside.
• Heat oil in kadai add mustard seed, when the seeds start spluttering add dry red chilly, curry leaves, pumpkin and saute it 2 minutes.
• Then add enough water, required salt and cook it well.
• Finally add grind coconut & cumin mix and cook it for another 2 minutes.
• If the pumpkin kootu is too thick, add a bit more water not too much. 
• Yellow pumpkin kootu is ready to serve with hot rice.