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Pumpkin Puliserry

Ingredients

White pumpkin - 1 cup

Salt to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Water - 1/2 cup

Curd - 1 cup

Ingredients for grinding

Fresh grated coconut - 1/4 cup

Green chillies - 2

Rice flour - 1 tsp

Jeera - 1/2 tsp

( Pour very little water and grind the ingredients to a smooth paste, mix this paste into the curd mixture)

Tempering ingredients

Coconut oil - 1 tbsp

Mustard - 1 tsp

Methi - 1/4 tsp

Red chilly - 2

Curry leaves - few

( Heat oil in a pan and temper it with above ingredients)

Method

Boil pumpkin with salt and turmeric powder till cooked. Do not over cook and mash the pumpkin. Cook till they hold the shape.

Add the curd coconut mixture and cook till just heated, do not boil there are chances of curdling.

Switch off the flame pour the tempering and mix.

Enjoy with rice!

White Pumpkin Puliserry is a traditional Kerala curry made with tender white pumpkin simmered in a tangy yogurt-coconut base. Lightly spiced with green chilies and flavored with a fragrant tempering of curry leaves, mustard, and red chilies, this comforting dish is perfect with steamed rice and a classic addition to an Onam Sadya meal.

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