Ingredients :Red Pumpkin Pieces : 1 cupOnion : 1
Tamarind : small lemon size ball
Green Chillies : 2 or 3
A pinch of turmeric
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder ; ½ tsp
Rice Flour : 1 tsp
Fenugreek Seeds : 5 seeds
Mustard Seeds : ½ tsp
Oil : 1 tsp
Curry leaves : 1 stem
A pinch of hing
Method :Soak the tamarind in hot water for 5 minutes, then squeeze the extract out of it and set aside. Wash and chop the pumpkin into medium size pieces and set aside. Peel and chop the onion into big size pieces and keep aside. Place the pumpkin pieces, chopped onion, green chillies, fenugreek seeds and water in a vessel. Cook till the pumpkin is soft. Then add the salt, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, tamarind extract and two cups water to it and mix well. Dilute the rice flour in the water. Then add this mixture to the pumpkin stew and cook for 8 to 10 minutes. Switch off the flame. Heat one teaspoon of oil in a pan for seasoning. Add the mustard seeds and let them splutter. When the seeds stop popping, add the curry leaves and hing and fry for few seconds. Add this seasoning to the pumpkin stew and mix well. Serve hot with steamed rice, ghee and some papads.
Nithya says
I love this 🙂 yummy pulusu 🙂
Priya says
Woww fabulous looking stew, love it with rice and some papads..
Gayathri's Cook Spot says
Stew looks yummy!
Prathibha says
Love this pulusu..I too make this,but I add sambar powder instead of red chili powder to this...
Kurinji says
looks yummy!
Satya says
its my favorite too ...looks soooo delicious
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Kairali sisters says
Fall is calling!!!love the stew..
Swathi says
I started seeing Pumpkin in the market. Stew looks delicious.
Torviewtoronto says
delicious stew
swapna says
Yummy and lovely!!