Gumadikaya Pulusu (Pumpkin Stew)

INGREDIENTS:

• ½ pumpkin cut into small cubes, with the skin on
• 1 small onion sliced thinly
• 1 small tomato cubed
• 3-4 drum sticks
• 1 Green chili (adjust accordingly)
• Tamarind size of a quarter
• Salt
• Haldi
• 3-4 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp Rice flour
• For Thadka
• 1 tbsp Urad dal
• 1 tbsp Jeera
• 1 tbsp Mustard seeds
• ½ tbsp hing
• 8-10 curry leaves
• 2-3 red chilies

METHOD:

1. In a pan add 2 cups water, add tamarind ,Pumpkin, onions, tomato, G.chili, salt and haldi
2. Allow it to boil until Pumpkins are fork tender
3. Now add sugar and check for salt once again, adjust accordingly
4. In a separate bowl add few drops of water to rice flour and make into a thin consistency
5. Add the above rice flour mixture to boiling pot with veggies mix well, adding rice flour with start to thicken pulusu
6. Now is a separate pan add oil and all the ingredients for tadhka, when mustard seeds start to splutter add the above to pulusu
7. Mix pulusu well and allow it to boil for another 3-4 minutes
Garnish with coriander and serve hot !