Pumpkin Fry

    Pumpkin fry :

           Pumpkin fry is easy to prepare and serve the purpose of the spicy-sweet sidedish.

                              

                                          

 Preparation time : 5 mins

Cooking time : 15 mins

Serves : 3

Ingredients :

·        Pumpkin – 150 gms

·        Onion – 1 chopped

·        Sambar powder or chilli powder – 1 1/2 spn

·        Salt as needed

·        Curry leaves few

·        Grated coconut – 2 spn (optional)

For tempering :

· Oil  - 2 to 3 spn

· Mustard seeds – ¼ spn

Preparation :

· Wash and remove the skin of the pumpkin.

· Cut the pumpkin into uniform sized  2 inch pieces.

Method :

· Heat oil in a pan.crackle the mustard seeds first.

· The add chopped onions and curry leaves and sauté for few seconds.

· Add the spice powder ,salt and quick  stir.Dont let the powder burn.stir it until raw smell goes off.

· Then add pumpkin pieces. Sprinkle little water for the spice powder to coat well with the pumpkin and give a quick stir.

·  Keep cooking  by cover with lid till it roast well.

· Keep on turnings  at intervals to ensure even roasting of the pumpkins.

· Switch off the flame..Done!

                              

Serve it as a sidedish with any rice of your choice. J My family members love to have this with hot rasam rice and curd rice ..Try it and enjoy the taste.. J