Yellow Pumpkin Poriyal | Poosanikai Poriyal | Parangikai Poriyal | Arasanikai poriyal

Cuisine Style: Tamil Nadu, South India | Cooking Time: 10 minutes | To Serve: 7 | Type: Thoran, Poriyal, Stir fry

Ingredients

• Yellow Pumpkin [Parangikai, arasanikai] – 1 cup [cut into cubes]
• Sambar Onion – 3 [finely chopped]
• Green chilli – 1 [sliced]
• Coconut – ¼ cup [grated]
• Curry leaves -1 spring
• Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
• Red chilli powder – ½ tbsp
• Mustard seeds – ½ tbsp
• Bengal gram – 1 tbsp
• Urad dal – 1 tbsp
• Salt to taste
• Sugar a pinch
• Oil – 2 tbsp
• Water as needed.

Method

• Heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds & let it splutter. Then add Bengal gram, urad dal sauté gently.
• Add sambar onion sauté till soft. Then add green chilli and curry leaves.
• Add Yellow Pumpkin, turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt sauté well then add 2 tbsp of coconut sauté. Add water then cook till soft.
• Add sugar & coconut mix well.
• Then cut off heat. Serve hot with rice.

Parangikai Poriyal