Description
Recipe for Arasanikai Poriyal. An everyday south Indian Yellow Pumpkin Stir-Fry recipe made with sauteed pumpkins and coconut. Recipe with step by step pictures.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil (Indian gingely oil)
- 1/4 teaspoon mustard seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 2 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 500 grams yellow pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon sambar powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon jaggery
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and add in the mustard seeds and cumin seeds. Let the mustard seeds crackle. Add in the curry leaves. Add in the chopped onions and saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add in the chopped pumpkin.
- Add in half a cup of water. Add in a teaspoon of sambar powder, jaggery and salt.
- Cover the pan with a lid and cook on a medium flame for about 6-7 minutes.
- Once the pumpkin is cooked and tender, add in the fresh shredded coconut and remove from heat.
- Serve hot with rice
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Side Dish
- Cuisine: Tamilnadu