Pumpkin Pachadi Recipe

Pumpkin pachadi is a traditional Kerala-based dish which is easy to make and healthy. I learnt this recipe from my mother.

Pumpkin Pachadi Recipe:Ingredients

• Pumpkin – 300 gm
• Coconut, grated – 1 cup
• Red chillies – 4
• Mustard seeds – 2 tsp
• Tamarind – small ball
• Salt – 1 tsp
• Asafoetida – a pinch

Cooking Method-

• Boil yellow pumpkin in tamarind water and add salt and turmeric powder.
• Allow it to boil for 10 minutes till the tamarind's raw smell fades.
• Grind coconut, red chillies and mustard seeds into a fine paste.
• Add the paste to the boiled pumpkin and cook the mixture for five minutes.
• Season mustard seeds, red chillies and asafoetida and add to the mixture.
• Garnish with curry leaves.

Source: The Hindu