December 20, 2011

Kanda gummadi kaya pulusu (Yam and Red Pumpkin sweet and sour curry)

Ingredients:
Red pumpkin - 250 gms
Yam - 250 gms
Onion - 1 (big)
Green chillies - 2-3
Tamarind juice - 1/2 cup (thick Juice)
Jaggery  - 1 tbsp (grated)
Red chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste

For talimpu:
Oil - 1 tbsp, Dry red chilli - 1, garlic cloves - 4 (crushed)
Channa dal and Urad dal - 1/2 tsp, Fenugreek seeds, cumin and mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp; curry leaves

Coriander leaves 

Method:

  • Wash and boil the yam in pressure cooker  up to 3 whistles. Cool and remove the skin and cut them into medium size pieces.
  • Finely chop onions, slid the chillies into lengthwise, peel, de-seed and cut pumpkin into medium size pieces.
  • Heat oil in pressure cooker, add all talimpu ingredients and fry till mustard crackles.
  • Add chopped onions and green chillies and fry till onions are translucent.
  • Add pumpkin pieces and fry for 5 minutes in medium flame.
  • Add yam pieces, spices, and fry for 2 minutes then add tamarind juice, jaggery and 1 -2 cups of water. Close the lid and cook up to 3 whistles.
  • Open the lid and cook till the gravy becomes little thick. Lastly add chopped coriander leaves and remove from the fire.
  • Serve with rice.


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