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Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Gummadikaya Pulusu or Pumpkin curry in Andra style

Pulusu in Telugu means thick gravy cooked in tamarind and onions.

Ingredients

1.Pumpkin cut in squares - 2 cup
2.Onion - 2 no
3.Green chilly - 4 to 6
4.Tamarind - lemon size
5.Jaggery - 1/2 cup
6.Garlic - 2 cloves
7.Chilly powder - 1 tsp
8.Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
9.Salt
10.Oil - 2tsp
11.Curry leaves
12.Red chillies - 2
13.Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
14.Cumin seeds/Jeera - 1/2 tsp
15.Coriander leaves

Preparation

1.You can either use a pressure cooker or wok for this,but i prefer pressure cooker because later we have to steam the pumpkin in it.

2.Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and then add the mustard seeds,red chillies ,cumin seeds,curry leaves to it.

3.When the popping sounds of mustard come out add the sliced onions to it and saute it well.Add the green chilly and garlic , saute it till the onions become translucent.


4.Add turmeric powder and salt to it.Then add the diced pumpkin and 1 1/2 cup water to it and steam it this will make the cooking easier.

5.When the pumpkin is cooked well add the jaggery and tamarind pulp to it .Keep the fire in simmer till the gravy become thicken like for the soup.

6.Add chopped coriander leaves to it and turn off the fire....

Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Erissery(pumpkin) - Kerala recipe





Erissery is another common dish in kerala.Very Easy to prepare.And usually people do not know how to make variety of dish using pumpkin.I love it even though i don't like pumpkin.So you guys try it .........

Ingredients

Pumpkin -3 cups
Red beans -1 cup
Red chillies -2 no
Coconut - 1 no
Coconut for garnish -1/4 cup
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Green chillies -5or 6
Cumin seed -1/2 tsp
Mustard seed - 1/2 tsp
Garlic - 2 pod
Cumin seed -1/2 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp
Coconut oil - 2 tsp


Preparation

1. Grind the coconut,cumin seed,garlic ,turmeric powder,pepper and green chillesi.
2. Pressure cook red beans and pumpkin with turmeric powder and salt.
3. Mash the pumpkin and then add the coconut mix,and cook again for another 5 mts.
4. In another pan heat 2tsp oil and splutter mustard seed,add redchillies ,curry leaves and the coconut for garnish .Fry it until it turns red in colour.Pour seasonings over the curry.


Now serve it hot .........