Koottukari (koottu curry)

Koottukari (koottu curry) with mathan-kadala
Ingredients:

• Pumpkin: 250gm
• Coconut (Grated ) : 1/2 coconut
• Bengal Gram (kadala): 50gm (1/2 galss)
• Turmeric powder: 1/2 tbs
• Red chili Powder: 1 tbs
• Salt : as required
• Cumin seeds : 1/2 tbs
• garlic : 5 cloves
• Curry leaves: 4 to 6 stems
• Mustard seed: 2 tbs
• Red Chili :3 nos
• Coconut oil : 6 to 7 tbs( for deep frying the Bitter Gourd)
• Water :  as required

Preparation:

Soak the gram overnight in water.

Cook the gram in cooker for 3 to 4 whistles. set aside.

Make Equal and medium sized pieces of pumpkin.

Cook the pumpkin with 1 tbs of turmeric powder, 1 tbs of chili powder and 1/2 tbs of salt in pressure cooker for 1 whistle( no need to come the complete whistle, off the flame once it start to make whistle).

Coconut paste:

In a mixer add cumin seeds, garlic and 2 to 3 tbs of grated coconut. Make a paste with altogether. Then add remaining coconut and just crush it for 2 to 3 mixing. No need to make a thick paste.

In a vessel or cooker, add cooked pumpkin, gram and coconut paste mix it well and cook for 5 minutes. Add salt only after tasting.Once start bubbling off the flame.

In a pan add 1 table spoon of oil, once hot add the mustard, red chilies and 2 stems of curry leaves fry it well. Add this into koottukari. Mix it .

Essential and easy recipe in sadya, ready to serve.