~ Parangikottai Paal Koottu ~

[MysteRy]

Parangikottai Paal Koottu









Ingredients:
Tender yellow pumpkin, cubed – 1/2 kg
Salt – to taste
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coconut, grated - 3 tbsp
Black gram, whole - 2 1/2 tbsp
Red chillies - 5
Curry leaves – 21/2 tbsp
Sugar – 21/2 tsp
Milk – 1cup
Rice flour – 1tsp
Mustard -1 tsp,
Black gram, broken - 2 tsp
Cooking oil -11/2 tsp

Method:
In an open pan, boil the cut, tender yellow pumpkin in water with salt and turmeric. In another pan fry in 1 tsp of oil, black gram, red chillies, grated coconut, a few curry leaves and make into a paste. Pour this paste into the pumpkin pan. Stir and blend well on a medium flame.

Now add sugar and milk.

When everything blends, make a paste of rice flour with little water, pour into the dish, stir well and bring to a boil for a few seconds.

Switch off the flame. For the seasoning, fry in 1/2 tsp of oil, the mustard seeds, broken black gram, and few curry leaves and pour into the dish. Parangikottai paal kootu is ready to serve.