Pumpkin Kootu (pressure Cooker Recipe)

by Tarla Dalal

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A ballet of vegetables and dal, this healthy combination cooked along with a coconut paste. Go for any choice of veggies such as white pumpkin, cabbage etc. You can top with tempering of oil, mustard seeds and curry leaves to give a refreshing feel to the kootu. Whistles: 2 high

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Preparation Time: 15 mins Cooking Time: 15 mins Total Time: 30 mins 4Serves 4
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Ingredients

To Be Ground Into A Smooth Paste
3/4 cup freshly grated coconut
2 whole dry kashmiri red chillies broken into pieces
1 green chilli broken into pieces
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
1/4 cup water

Other Ingredients
1 tbsp coconut oil any other refined
1 tsp mustard seeds ( rai / sarson)
1 tsp urad dal (split black lentils)
4 to 5 curry leaves (kadi patta)
chopped red pumpkin (bhopla / kaddu)
1/4 cup yellow moong dal (split yellow gram)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haldi)
salt to taste

Method

Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and add the mustard seeds and urad dal.
When the seeds crackle, add the curry leaves, pumpkin, moong dal and turmeric powder, mix well and sauté on a medium flame for 2 minutes.
Add the prepared paste, 1¼ cups of hot water and salt, mix well and pressure cook on high flame for 2 whistles.
Allow the steam to escape using quick/ natural release method before opening the lid.
Serve hot.