White Pumpkin and Peas Mor Kootu

                                                            White Pumpkin and Peas Mor Kootu

Cuisine: South Indian Vegetarian
Serves: 2
Cooking Time: 45 mts.


Grocery List:

1. White Pumpkin, washed, peeled and cut into elongated pieces     1 and 1/2 cups

2. Green peas ( fresh or frozen) washed      1/2 cup

3. Curry Leaves  washed and chopped a few

4. Coconut ( Dessicated or Coconut bits) Fresh or Frozen     1/16 cup



From the Pantry:

1. Jeera whole ( or cumin powder)  2 tspns.

2. Rai  1/2 tspn.

3. Green Chillies  1 and 1/2 small washes and cut into half

4. Cooking oil  1 tspn.

5. Water 1/8 cup

6. Salt to taste

7. Asafoetida  a pinch

8. Yogurt  1/4 cup

9. Rice whole ( any)  1 tbspn.


Method:

1. Add washed and chopped White Pumpkin and washed Peas to a deep pot and add water and salt. Let the vegetables boil for 5 mts. or till have pumpkin looks bit transparent on low heat.

2. Grind Jeera, Green chillies, Rice and coconut to a fine paste with little water ( dont add too much water) and add to cooked vegetables.

3. Mix the masala paste and vegetables and let simmer on low heat for about 1/2 mt. to let raw smell go away.

4. Turn off heat. Add yogurt to the vegetables.

5. In a Tadka Pan, add cooking oil , Rai and asafoetida and let Rai splutter. Add to the vegetables.

6. Garnish with Curry Leaves.

Note: Serve piping hot with Plain Rice and Ghee, Rasam or Sambar.