Yellow pumpkin dry curry - poosanikai poriyal - pumpkin poriyal

Preparation time : 5 mins
Cook time : 10 - 15 mins

Ingredients needed :

Yellow pumpkin - 1 1/2 cup
Onion -1
Tomato - 1/2
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Roasted peanut powder - 1 tbsp
Salt

For Seasoning :

Oil
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves

Method :-

1. Wash the pumpkin and chop into cubes by discarding the seeds .
2. Heat oil in a pan add mustard seeds once it sputters , add curry leaves , add chopped onions wait until it turns translucent .
3. Then add chopped tomato , turmeric powder, chilli powder and saute it for few minus .
4. Add pumpkin pieces and salt . sprinkle some water fry it in a medium flame for few minutes stirring occasionally .
5. Throw the roasted groundnut powder and stir till the mixture gets combined well and turn off the flame .

Serve it with steamed rice or chapathi .

How to prepare peanut / groundnut powder ??

In a pan dry roast the groundnut / peanut , saute till it turns slightly golden brown . Allow it to cool , remove the skin and grind it in a mixer coarsely .

Tips :-

• You can either peel the pumpkin skin nor you can use as it is . I have used the pumpkin with skin because it has crunchy taste while eating .
• Do not add water , just sprinkle some water that's more than enough .
• Along with pumpkin you can add cooked Field beans / mocha kottai . It tastes yummy .
• Adding groundnut powder atlast is totally of your choice . But groundnut has its own flavor .

Serving size :-  2 - 3