South Indian Lunch Platter

Peel the Pumpkin and dice them into pieces. Heat a pan with water and add the pumpkin pieces, turmeric, red chilli powder and salt. Let it cook nicely.

Take 3/4 th of the coconut in a mixer jar and add cumin. Grind to a smooth paste. Add this to the cooked pumpkin and mix well. Let the moisture evaporate fully. It should be thick in consistency. Add sugar(optional).

Now transfer the cooked sabji to a bowl. In the same pan add oil and splutter mustard, urad dal and curry leaves. To this add the reserved coconut and and fry until golden brown. Pour the mixture to the Pumpkin Curry and Mix. Best goes with Rasam Rice and Curd Rice.

For Curd RiceI mostly use leftover Rice and add curd,salt, roughly sliced ginger and green chillies to it. Keep it aside over night or for 2-3 hours. To this before serving give a tadka of mustard, urad dal, dry red chilli and curry leaves. Done! Add pomegranate or grated carrot according to your taste.