PUMPKIN PULINKARI

Ingredients:

Pumpkin (chopped into chunks) - 1/2 cup

Salt - to taste

Tumeric powder - 1/4 tsp

Kootu powder - 1 tbsp

Tamarind pulp - 1/4 cup

Toordal(cooked and mashed) (optional) - 1/4 cup

Jaggery (grated)- 1 tsp

Rice flour - 1 tsp

Oil - 1 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - a sprig

Method:

Cook pumpkin pieces with tamarind pulp,salt,tumeric powder and kootu powder.

Once pumpkin is half done, add mashed toordal(optional) and jaggery.

In a bowl, mix rice flour with 2 tbsp of water and add it to the curry.

Once the curry thickens, turn off the heat.

Heat oil in a pan and season mustard seeds and curry leaves. Add to pulinkari and serve with rice.

Note:

Any vegetables (okra, brinjal,yellow cucumber,carrot,raw banana, yam,colocossia etc) can also added to curry.