Pumpkin Dry Curry

This curry is something I tried from Raks Kitchen. It is similar to mathan thoran we make in my mom's place except for the fact that we have to add onion in this recipe. Here goes the recipe.

Ingredients:-

1. Pumpkin - 1 1/2 cups (chopped into cubes)
   
2. turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
   
3. Salt to taste
   
4. coconut - 1 1/2 tbsp
   
5. Red chillies - 3 (acc to taste)
   
6. Green chillies - 1 (acc to taste)
   
7. Cumin - 1 tsp
   
8. Pearl Onion - 5 or 6
   
9. Oil - 2 tsp
   
10. Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
    
11. Red chillies - 1
    
12. asafoetida powder - a pinch
    
13. Curry leaves - to garnish

Pre heat oil in a pan, splutter mustard seeds and fry red chillies and asafoetida powder and add the pumpkin and saute for few minutes. In the mean time, grind, red chillies, pearl onion, coconut and cumin into a fine paste. Now add the ground paste to the pumpkin, add salt, turmeric powder and sprinkle water little bit and cover the pan with a lid. Let it cook for few minutes. When everything is mixed with pumpkin and the pumpkin is fully cooked, turn off the stove. By this time, the water should be evaporated fully and it should have become a dry curry. Garnish it with curry leaves

Pumpkin Curry - Mathan Curry

Mathan - This is how we call yellow pumpkin in my mom's place. This curry is also very simple and this is another kerala Iyer recipe. Here is the recipe.

Ingredients:-

1. Pumpkin - 2 cups (chopped into small cubes)
2. Oil - 1 tbsp (preferably coconut oil)
3. Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
4. Urad dhall - 1/2 tsp
5. Coconut - 1 1/2 tbsp
6. Green chillies - 2
7. Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
8. Salt to taste
9. Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

First grind coconut + green chillies + cumin seeds without adding water. Keep it aside. Now take a pan, pre heat oil, add mustard seeds, when it splutters add urad dhall and fry it till golden brown. Now add the chopped pumpkin, salt and turmeric powder and let it cook adding required amount of water to it. Do not mash the pumpkin while mixing or stirring. when it becomes tender, drain the excess water and add the coconut chilly mix to it. Saute for a minute. Turn off the stove. This is another side dish and will go well with some hot and spicy sambar rice because pumpkin's sweet taste will go very well with spicy item.