Gummadikaya Pulusu / Sweet Pumpkin Stew

Ingredients :

• 1 cup Gummadikaya Mukkalu
• 2 Green Chillies slit lengthwise
• 1 Lime Size Tamarind
• 1 pinch Turmeric Powder
• 1 sp Red Chilli Powder
• 1 sp Rice Flour or Besan Flour
• 2 sp Grated Jaggery or Sugar
• Salt to taste

For Popu :

• 1/2 sp Mustard Seeds
• 1/2 sp Urad Dal
• 1/4 sp Cumin Seeds
• 1/4 sp Methi Seeds
• 1 Red Chilli crocked
• 1 pinch Inguva
• Coriander Leaves
• Curry Leaves
• 2 sp Oil

Preparation :

• Clean and soak tamarind in water and keep aside.
• Wash, peel gummadikaya and cut into medium size pieces.
• Heat oil in a khadai add popu ingredients and fry for 2mins.
• Add curry leaves, chopped green chillies and stir well.
• Now add gummadikaya mukkalu and mix well.
• Sprinkle little water and cook on low flame until the pieces are soft.
• Add tamarind juice, salt, jaggery, red chilli, turmeric powder and stir.
• Mix rice flour with 1/4 cup water and add the flour mixture to cooked stew.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for couple of minutes or until thick.
• When it thicken, remove from flame & transfer into a serving bowl.
• Garnish with coriander leaves, now gummadikaya pulusu is ready to serve.
• Serve with steamed white rice along with pappu & papad.