Pumpkin Kootu

Pumpkin kootu, which can be made of white, green or yellow pumpkin is very easy to make, healthy and tasty too.
I made this with the green one.

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin - Half of the small one ( peeled , seeded and cubed )
• Turmeric Powder - 1/2 tsp
• Water - 2 cups
• Salt -to taste
• Shredded Coconut - 1/2 cup
• Cumin Seeds - 1 tsp
• Green chillies - 4-5
• Peppercorn - 1 tsp
• Raw rice - 1 tsp

For Tempering: 

• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Mustard Seeds - 1 tsp
• Urad Dal - 1 tsp
• Curry Leaves- 1 spring
• Hing - 1/8 tsp
• Red Whole Chillies - 2 ( optional )

Directions: 

• In a pan, boil pumpkin cubes in 2 cups of water. Also add turmeric powder and salt in it. Boil till 3/4th cooked.
• In the meanwhile, grind coconut, green chillies, cumin seeds, peppercorns, raw rice into a smooth paste using a little water.
• Add this paste into the pan with pumpkins. Cook till pumpkins are done and the gravy thickens.
• To add tadka to the curry, heat oil in a small pan, splutter mustard seeds. Add curry leaves, red chillies, urad dal, hing. Pour this tadka over the kootu and mix well. Adjust salt.
• Serve with steaming white rice and ghee.