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Pumpkin/Mathanga Pulinkari


Pumpkin/Mathanga Pulinkari
 
 Pulinkari is a coconut and tamarind based curry and is an authentic Kerala dish. Different kinds of vegetables are added into this tangy coconut sauce and it depends on what sort of vegetable is available at home.It can be okra,pumpkin, ash ground or any locally grown vegetable. Here I have used pumpkin.This curry goes well with rice and is simple and tasty.

Ingredients
Pumpkin - 1 1/2 cup ( cut into cubes)
Coconut shredded- 1 cup
Dry red chilly- 5-6
Turmeric- 1/3 tsp
Jeera/Cumin- 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds/Uluva- 1/3 tsp
Raw rice - one tsp
Coriander seeds- 2tsp
Tamarind- small lemon ball size
Jaggery- 1 tsp

Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Urad Dal- 1/2 tsp(optional)
Shallot-2
Dry red chilly-2
Curry leaves- a few
 


Cut pumpkin into small cubes. Squeeze tamarind adding a little water into a thick pulp. Cook pumpkin along with the tamarind pulp,turmeric powder and salt.Once cooked add jaggery.
Dry roast red chilly, coriander seeds, cumin seeds,fenugreek seeds and raw rice till there is a nice aroma. Add coconut and roast for about two minutes till it slightly changes color. Allow it to cool and grind it into a fine paste adding little water. Mix this paste into the cooked pumpkin . Adjust the consistency by adding little water. Allow this to simmer for about two to three minute in low flame.
In a separate pan heat three tsp of oil and add mustard seeds and urad dal. When they splutter add sliced shallot, red chilly and curry leaves and fry. Add this to the curry and mix. Serve with rice.

Try this..
Hope you will all enjoy..
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  1. AlpanaOctober 21, 2011 at 8:01 AM

    Wooooow.......this looks awesome.....very delicious & healthy.

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  2. MyKitchen Flavors-BonAppetit!.October 21, 2011 at 8:17 AM

    Wow!,Yumm pumkin Curry Dear.Luks delicious as well.Luv it.

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  3. JulieOctober 21, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    Delicious n yummy !!! lovely combo with plain rice...

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  4. Sayantani Mahapatra MudiOctober 21, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    never had anything so creamy with pumpkin. awesome.

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  5. PushpaOctober 21, 2011 at 11:21 AM

    Comforting and yummy curry.

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  6. NishaOctober 21, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    Looks so tempting , i want to try it at the earliest.

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  7. Sobha ShyamOctober 21, 2011 at 12:51 PM

    this is new to me, love the tangy pumpkin-coconut curry, perfect with hot rice..

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  8. SwathiOctober 21, 2011 at 1:01 PM

    Adipoli pulinkari, try cheythu nokkanam.

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  9. divyaOctober 21, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    wow yummy curry and looks so tempting with wonderful clicks ....

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  10. Saraswathi GaneshanOctober 21, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Love this pulinkari..perfect in texture tooo

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  11. Mrs KOctober 21, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    suja,this gravy has a rich and creamy texture,and looks and sounds absolutely yummy:) BTW I made myself some coconut fish fry today and it turned out fantastic,I will be posting the recipe soon,thanks for sharing!!!

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  12. UnknownOctober 21, 2011 at 5:48 PM

    what a groovy gravy preparation with pumpkin! looks Delicious!

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  13. KalyaniOctober 21, 2011 at 6:26 PM

    looks delicious and yummy !!!!!!!

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  14. Hamaree RasoiOctober 21, 2011 at 8:36 PM

    Oh the curry looks awesome !! nice coconut based pumpkin dish

    Deepa
    Hamaree Rasoi

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  15. MélangeOctober 22, 2011 at 12:19 AM

    Rich curry Suja.Love at first sight..Too tempting.

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  16. Jayanthy KumaranOctober 22, 2011 at 4:42 AM

    wow...sounds utterly delicious..perfect side dish to my tandoori rotis..;)
    Tasty Appetite

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  17. Treat and TrickOctober 22, 2011 at 5:46 AM

    Fantastic recipe and looks so yum!

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  18. KurryleavesOctober 22, 2011 at 6:48 AM

    looks delicious...perfect with rice...

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  19. SinFoodieOctober 22, 2011 at 10:37 AM

    Lovely color !The gravy looks so rich.

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  20. foodie @ Tasting SpotOctober 22, 2011 at 3:18 PM

    i like your food pictures and want to invite you and your friends to try out tastingspot.com. it's for anyone that just wants another place to submit photos and share it will other foodies.

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  21. UnknownOctober 22, 2011 at 5:02 PM

    Gravy looks very creamy. Love to have with roti.

    Cheers,
    Uma
    My Kitchen Experiments

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  22. abrahamOctober 23, 2011 at 4:06 PM

    These look delicious. chackoskitchen.com

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  23. SanOctober 23, 2011 at 6:32 PM

    Love to have this gravy with naan. Simply amazing suja.

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  24. Gayathri NGOctober 24, 2011 at 12:24 AM

    wow awesome curry perfect with rotis...

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  25. Rinku NaveenOctober 25, 2011 at 4:45 AM

    Awesome! Makes me drool Suja..

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  26. Suja ManojOctober 26, 2011 at 6:25 AM

    Thanks all for stopping by and for the sweet comments:)

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