WHITE PUMPKIN CURRY(Boodida gummadikaaya)

1 Medium sized white pumpkin,
6 green chillies
1 cup curry leanes
1 cup fresh coconut(grated)
2tbsp chenna dal
Salt to taste
2 tbsp Oil
1 pinch turmeric(optional)

TEMPERING:

1 tsp mustard seeds
3 red dry chillies(broken)
1tsp black gram(urad dal-husked)
1½ tsp chenna dal
2tsp sesam powder

PREPARATION:-

Clean&peel the pumpkin.Deseed and remove the other stuff.Chop in to squre smallsized bits.Boil water and add turmeric,salt,chenna dal and bits.Allow to boil them till it gets soften.Drain it for 15 minutes.Squeeze extra water.

Chop green chillies finely.Prepare tempering using with above (given) ingredients.

After done add green chillies,curry leaves,finally addPumpkin bits,simmer.Add grated coconut and sesamepowder. (Keep the lid and check salt,whether it is sufficient Ornot).Let it cook until it gives fine odour(smell).Serve with white plain rice.
vaniram
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