Morukoottan ( Buttermilkcurry)

Ingredients :

• White pumpkin - 25o gms
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tspn
• Water - 1 cup
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tspn
• Salt - to taste
• Buttermilk - 1 cup
• Curry leaves - 5-6 leaves
• Oil - 2 tspns
• Red chilli - 1
• Mustard - 1/2 tspn
  
• urad dal 1/2 tsp
• Fenugreek seeds(methi seeds)- 1/2 tspn(optional)

• Ingredients (To grind to a fine paste):

• Grated coconut - 1/2 cup
• Green chillies - 2 (small)
• Cumin seeds - 1-1/2 tspn

Directions:

• Wash and peel the pumpkin.Discard the seeds and the mushy centre.Cut into 1/2 inch pieces.
• Heat a pan and add 1 cup water to it.Add the white pumpkin pieces, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt and boil till the pumpkin is cooked.(takes about 6-7 mins).
• Pour buttermilk into the ground-coconut mixture and stir well.
• Pour this into the curry and cook for another 2 mins on a medium flame strring in between.
• Take the curry off the heat.
• Finally, heat oil in a small saute pan. Splutter mustard. Season red chilli,urad dal and fenugreek seeds along with it.Add fresh curry leaves.
• Add this seasoning to the hot moru kootan .
• Stir and serve with rice.