Pumpkin Kootu Recipe | Yellow Pumpkin Kootu | Pumpkin Kootu with Peanut and Coconut | Startup Cooking

YELLOW PUMPKIN KOOTU | PUMPKIN KOOTU WITH PEANUT AND COCONUT |  STARTUP COOKING

Yellow pumpkin also known as manjal poosanikai or parangikai. Kootu is a South Indian style recipe prepared with dal, vegetable and ground coconut. Today, I have prepared this kootu with yellow pumpkin. This kootu goes well with puli Kuzhambu or kara kuzhambu. 

We can also pair this kootu with Dosa, Chapathi or Parotta. In this kootu, I added roasted peanuts along with grated coconut, which gives more taste than the regular kootu. Adjust red chili and pepper corn as per your spice level. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Pumpkin Kootu. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

Kootu Collection List

• chow chow kootu

• pudalangai kootu

• avarakkai kootu

• pumpkin kootu

• drumstick leaves stew

RECIPE FOR PUMPKIN KOOTU

Coarse        : Main

Cuisine       : South Indian

Author        : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time   : 15 min

Cook Time  : 25 min

Total Time  : 40 min

INGREDIENTS

To Pressure Cook

• 1/4 cup toor dal

• 2 cup pumpkin - chopped

• 1/4 tsp turmeric powder

To Grind

• 1/4 cup grated coconut

• 1 tbsp roasted peanuts

• 1/3 tsp pepper corn

• 3 red chilli

To Season

• 1 onion - chopped

• 1 tomato - chopped

• 1 inch ginger - chopped

• 1 tbsp oil

• 1/4 tsp mustard seeds

• 1 spring curry leaves

• 1/4 cup coriander leaves - for garnish

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PROCEDURE

• remove the skin and chop the pumpkin into cubes and add into the sauce pot

• rinse the the toor dal with enough water and add into the sauce pot

• add 1 cup water

• add 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and mix well

• pressure cook for 2-3 whistle

• in a mixer grinder, add grated coconut, roasted peanuts, pepper corn and red chilli

• add little water and grind to a smooth paste and set aside

• add oil in a pan

• temper with mustard seeds and curry leaves

• add chopped ginger and saute well

• add finely chopped onion and saute well until translucent

• add chopped tomato, saute well till it turn mushy

• add grounded paste into cooked pumpkin and dal

• mix well

• add onion, tomato seasonings into the dal

• mix well

• bring pumpkin kootu to boil for 1 minute

• switch off the flame

• garnish with coriander leaves

NOTES

1. yellow pumpkin is best for this kootu
2. use peanuts for tasty kootu or can replace with sesame seeds
3. can cook toor dal and pumpkin separately
4. pumpkin cook very fast than the toor dal
5. goes well with chapathi, dosa and rice

more south indian recipes

• Cabbage Poriyal

• Potato puttu

• Murungai keerai Poriyal

• Potato podimas

• Pavakkai Poriyal

• Spinach Leaves Poriyal

PUMPKIN KOOTU WITH STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO RECIPE

wash toor dal twice and add 1 cup water

add chopped pumpkin

add turmeric powder

place in pressure cooker

pressure cook for 2-3 whistle

pumpkin and dal cooked well

take roasted peanuts in mixer grinder

add grated coconut, pepper corn

add red chili

add little water and grind to a smooth paste

heat oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, allow to splutter

add curry leaves, allow to turn crisp

add chopped onion

saute well

add chopped tomato and ginger

saute well till it turn mushy

add grounded paste in to cooked pumpkin and dal

add salt

add sautéed onion and tomato mix

mix well

bring the kootu to boil for 1-2 minute

switch off the flame

serve hot with chapathi, dosa and rice

Pumpkin Kootu