Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 3 cups White pumpkin (diced)
  • ½ cup Channa dal / Bengal gram dal
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 3 tsp Grated fresh coconut
  • 1 tbsp Jaggery
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 tbsp Coconut oil
  • 5 Red chilies
  • ½ tsp Cumin seeds
  • ¼ cup Grated fresh coconut
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 1½ tsp Coconut oil
  • 1 tsp Mustard seeds
  • 2 tsp Ullutham paruppu / urad dal
  • few Curry leaves

Instruction

  • In a small pan, fry the red chilies and cumin seeds (mentioned under grind together) until aromatic and then add the coconut. Mix well and turn off the flame. Once it cools down a bit, grind it into a smooth paste and keep aside.
  • Boil the channa dal in enough water until it half cooked.
  • To this add the chopped poosinikkai and cook until the vegetable and the dal is completely cooked.
  • Add turmeric powder, salt and jaggery and cook for 3-4 more minutes.
  • Add the ground paste and cook for another 5 minutes.
  • In the meantime, heat about a tbsp of coconut oil and fry the grated fresh coconut (3 tbsp) in it until golden brown.
  • Add this to the simmering kootu curry.
  • Heat a little bit of coconut oil and add all the seasoning ingredients. Fry until aromatic and then add it to the kootu curry.
  • Serve with hot rice and ghee!