kumbalakai palya recipe | pumpkin stir fry recipe | seasoned pumpkin
kumbalakai palya recipe | pumpkin stir fry recipe | seasoned pumpkin
Servings 3 Servings
Ingredients
- ¼ medium sized kumbalakai / ash gourd / winter melon
- 1 green chilli
- ½ tsp turmeric powder
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup grated / desiccated / shredded coconut
- few coriander leaves chopped
- salt to taste
for tempering:
- 3-4 tsp oil
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1 tsp urad dal
- 1 tsp channa dal
- ½ tsp cumin seeds
- 2 dried red chillies
- a pinch of asafoetida / hing
- few curry leaves
Instructions
- chop the kumbalakai / ash gourd / winter melon into small cubes separating seeds and skin. also finely chopped chilli and coriander leaves. keep it aside.
- in a large kadai, heat oil and add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, urad dal, channa dal, red chilli and hing.
- when it starts to splutter, add green chilies and curry leaves. saute for 30 sec.
- then add chopped kumbalakai (ash gourd or winter melon).
- also add turmeric powder and saute for a minute.
- now add ½ cup of water.
- season with some salt to taste.
- cover with the lid and cook for 5 minutes in low flame. stir in between so that kumblakai cooks uniformly.
- once they are cooked add fresh/desiccated/shredded coconut and give a good mix.
- finally add some coriander leaves and serve.
- serve kumbalakai palya with chapathi or steamed rice and sambar.