Hot and Sweet Pumpkin / Parangikai / Manjal Poosanikai Kootu

Ingredients :

Pumpkin / Parangikai - 1 cup (finely chopped) Besan Gram (skinless, split) - 1/4 cup Green Gram (skinless, split) - 2 tbsp Coconut Paste - 3 tbsp Red Chili Powder - 1 tsp Turmeric Powder - 1/4 tsp Jaggery Powder - 1 tbsp Curry Leaves - 2 stks Mustard Seeds - 1/4 tsp Urad Dal - 1/4 tsp Water - 2 cups Oil - 1 tbsp Salt to taste.

Method :
 

First Soak Green Gram and Besan Gram for 1 hour and drain water.

Now in a Pressure Cooker Pan, add soaked Green Gram and Besan Gram, Turmeric Powder and 1 cup of Water, cook for 1 whistle and 3mins in simmer. When all the steam has escaped, open Pressure Cooker, add Coconut Paste, Red Chili Powder, required Salt and Pumpkin, saute for few seconds.

Then add 1 cup of Water, mix well and again cook for 1 whistle. In the meantime, to temper, heat Oil in a Kadai, add Mustard Seeds, Urad Dal and Curry Leaves, after splutter remove from fire and keep aside. Then when all the steam has escaped, Open Pressure Cooker add tempered items and Jaggery, mix well and saute for few seconds and ready to serve.

Serving Suggestion : Serve hot with Hard Boiled Fried Egg or Taro Fry