Pumpkin Kulambhu/Paragikai Kulambhu

Pumpkin Kulambhu/Paragikai Kulambhu is a mouth watery kulambhu with a wonderful flavor of pumpkin.In this kulambhu pumpkin absorbs the kulambhu flavour and gives its own flavor to make the kulambhu tasty.

Serving for 4

Ingredients

Pumpkin                 1 slice

Tamarind                lemon size( use pulp not paste)

Small onion            10 no
Tomatoes                1 no

Garlic                       10 no 

Turmeric                A pinch

Sambhar powder 2 tsp

Jeera                        1 tsp

Fenugreek/             1/2 tsp

Methi seeds

Curry leaves           few

Vengaya vadagm  2 no

Jaggery                    small piece

Salt                           1 1/2 tsp

Oil                             3 tsp

Seseme oil               3 tsp

Asafoetida.

For Seasoning

Methi 

Jeera

Vengaya Vadagam

Curry leaves     

 

Method      

• In a hot pan  heat the oil add methi seeds, jeera , onion and garlic saute  till onion turns golden brown.
• Add  cubed pumpkin (large pieces with skin)and Sambhar podi  ,tomatoes and saute for few min. 
• Add tamarind juice  with salt allow it to boil for few min.
• Add Jagery for combining  all the taste.
• When the gravy thickens stop the stove and season with vangaya vadagam and curry leaves.(it takes nearly 30 min to thicken).
• Serve hot with Rice. 

 Tips

•   For tamarind juice  microwave tamarind  with little water for 2 min.
•   Substitutefor sambhar= 1 tsp of chili powder+Dhaniya poeder+cumin powder)