Pumpkin Puli Pachadi (sour gravy)

This is a dish from palakkad regularly made at home. Pumpkins can be substituted by lady's finger. Generally it is made using either of the two.

Ingredients:

yellow pumpkin chopped into pieces - 1 cup

tamarind paste - 1 tsp or tamarind extract from a lemon-size ball

coconut - 1 tablespoon

mustard seeds - 1 1/2 tsp

Green Chillies - 4

Urad dhall - 1 tsp

Coconut oil - 1 tsp

salt to taste

Coriander to Garnish

Method:
1) Boil the yellow pumpkin with 2 cups water till soft

2) Add the tamarind paste and salt. Check for the water content and add some more if required 3) Grind cocount,half a tsp mustard(Hold the rest for seasoning) and green chillies into a smooth paste

4) Add the paste and boil till frothy(Don't boil too much after adding coconut)

5) Temper the mustard and fry the urad dhall in the oil and season the gravy

6) Garnish with chopped coriander