Yellow pumpkin is a vegetable that is very rich in vital antioxidants and minerals. There is both yellow and orange pumpkin available. Almost everything about pumpkin is edible and good for health, right from the fruit, seeds, leaves etc. There are multiple ways this yellow vegetable is fitted into our Indian homes, like curries, dhals, sweets, payasam, kootu etc.
English Name : Yellow Pumpkin / Tamil Name : Parangikai / Hindi Name : Kaddu / Telugu Name : Gummadi Kayi / Kannada : Kumbala
How to cut Yellow Pumpkin:
Peel the skin of the pumpkin using a peeler and remove the fibers and seeds that you see in the middle and then slice them into medium cubes. Cut the pumpkin as little big cubes, as pumpkin cooks very fast and becomes too soft quickly. If pumpkin cubes are small, it may mash completely and loose its shape.
Health Benefits of Yellow Pumpkin:
1. It is a very low calorie vegetable. 100gms gives just around 26 to 30 calories and contains no saturated fat or cholesterol.
2. It is the storehouse for many anti-oxidants likes Vitamin-A, C and E.
3. It is an excellent source of carotenes which converts into Vitamin A into the body.
4. It is rich in minerals like copper, calcium, potassium and phosphorous.
5. Pumpkin seeds are excellent source of dietary fiber. Further the pumpkin seeds are rich in an amino acid called tryptophan, which is converted into GABA in the brain, enhances brain functioning.
Ingredients:
Yellow Pumpkin (Cubed) – 1 cup
Tamarind extracted water – 1 cup
Toor Dhal – 1 Cup
Small onion – ½ Cup
Tomato – 1 , chopped
Sambar Powder – 2 ½ tsp
Seasoning Ingredients: Oil – 2 tsp, mustard seeds – 1 tsp, broken urud dhal – 1 tsp, channa dhal – 1 tsp, hing – ½ tsp, curry leaves – 10
Pre-requisite:
Pressure cook toor dhal for 3-4 whistles. Cool it and open. Mash the cooked dhal very well and add to it the sambar powder (as it is) and mix very well & keep ready.
Method:
1. In a Kadai/non-stick pan, season as given and add the small onions and yellow pumpkin and cook until onions turn translucent.
2. Add the tamarind extracted water, add some salt and turmeric powder now and boil for 3-4 minutes.
3. Add the chopped tomato and let it boil along with the tamarind water until the tamarind raw smell leaves and reduces to half its original quantity and the tomato turns mushy.
4. Add the cooked dhal mixed with sambar powder & mix well. Once this dhal is added no need to cook for too long, just 2-3 minutes of boiling is enough.
5. Season as given and mix it with the above and give a stir for a minute or two and then remove.
English Name : Yellow Pumpkin / Tamil Name : Parangikai / Hindi Name : Kaddu / Telugu Name : Gummadi Kayi / Kannada : Kumbala
How to cut Yellow Pumpkin:
Peel the skin of the pumpkin using a peeler and remove the fibers and seeds that you see in the middle and then slice them into medium cubes. Cut the pumpkin as little big cubes, as pumpkin cooks very fast and becomes too soft quickly. If pumpkin cubes are small, it may mash completely and loose its shape.
Health Benefits of Yellow Pumpkin:
1. It is a very low calorie vegetable. 100gms gives just around 26 to 30 calories and contains no saturated fat or cholesterol.
2. It is the storehouse for many anti-oxidants likes Vitamin-A, C and E.
3. It is an excellent source of carotenes which converts into Vitamin A into the body.
4. It is rich in minerals like copper, calcium, potassium and phosphorous.
5. Pumpkin seeds are excellent source of dietary fiber. Further the pumpkin seeds are rich in an amino acid called tryptophan, which is converted into GABA in the brain, enhances brain functioning.
Ingredients:
Yellow Pumpkin (Cubed) – 1 cup
Tamarind extracted water – 1 cup
Toor Dhal – 1 Cup
Small onion – ½ Cup
Tomato – 1 , chopped
Sambar Powder – 2 ½ tsp
Seasoning Ingredients: Oil – 2 tsp, mustard seeds – 1 tsp, broken urud dhal – 1 tsp, channa dhal – 1 tsp, hing – ½ tsp, curry leaves – 10
Pre-requisite:
Pressure cook toor dhal for 3-4 whistles. Cool it and open. Mash the cooked dhal very well and add to it the sambar powder (as it is) and mix very well & keep ready.
Method:
1. In a Kadai/non-stick pan, season as given and add the small onions and yellow pumpkin and cook until onions turn translucent.
2. Add the tamarind extracted water, add some salt and turmeric powder now and boil for 3-4 minutes.
3. Add the chopped tomato and let it boil along with the tamarind water until the tamarind raw smell leaves and reduces to half its original quantity and the tomato turns mushy.
4. Add the cooked dhal mixed with sambar powder & mix well. Once this dhal is added no need to cook for too long, just 2-3 minutes of boiling is enough.
5. Season as given and mix it with the above and give a stir for a minute or two and then remove.
ty for the recipe. whole family loved the taste.
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Thanks aruna for trying. Keep visiting this space more often and please do try other recipes out here.:-)
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