All time favourite of my mom's ,which she always served when there was was a vegetarian spread. This is a very simple easy curry which is a quick fix for lazy day.Also when there is loads of buttermilk leftover ,it a good idea to use for this curry .
Serves :3
Cooking time : 30 min
Ingredients:
Soak in buttermilk and grind to coarse paste :
Tur dhal 1 tbs
Small onions 6 to 7 nos
Coriander seeds 1tsp
Red chilly 3 to 4 nos [ to taste ]
Coconut 3 tbs[grated]
Turmeric a pinch
To season :
Mustard ¼ tsp
Urad dhal ¼ tsp
Curry leaves 6 to 7 nos
Small onions 4 to 5 nos [chopped ]
Hing a pinch
Red chilly 1 no [broken ]
Oil 1tbs
Pumpkin 200 gms [chopped ]
Buttermilk 2 cups
Method :
Cook the pumpkin in water and keep aside.
Mix the ground paste in butter milk and to this add the cooked pumkin straining the water.
In a kadai heat oil add mustard as it splutters add urad dhal as it turns brown add onions ,curry leaves, hing and red chilly .Saute till brown.
Now add the buttermilk mixture and salt .Let it simmer for 10 min or till the raw smell leaves.
Garnish with coriander leaves.
Pumpkin can be substituted with ladies finger [fry in oil ]/chow –chow /raw mango colocasia[seppankilangu/cooked].
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