Category: Kuzhambu Varieties
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings: 3 servings
Preparation Time: 5 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins
Servings: 3 servings
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| Butternut Squash- Kondakadalai Pulikuzhambu |
Pulikuzhambu is an easy South Indian kuzhambu and we usually add veggies like brinjal, drumstick, lady's finger, bittergourd.
I tried pulikuzhambu with Butternut squash and it turns out good. Butternut squash is similar to Manjal Poosanikkai / Parangikkai / Orange pumpkin.
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| Yummy Pulikuzhambu |
Addition of cooked brown channa and ground coconut makes it more yummy :)
Whenever I soak this brown channa, I usually add more, cook and freeze in it. You can view my earlier post on freezing beans here.
I love to add these Channa in other dishes like Kurma, kuzhambu, rice varieties or even in kootu:)
While cooking this, make sure that the Butternut squash / pumpkin pieces are not got overcooked and turn mushy. Since there's sweetness in squash, I didn't add any jaggery here
Ingredients:
- Butternut Squash/ Orange pumpkin - 2 cups, cubed
- Brown Channa / Kondakadalai - 1/2 cup, cooked
- Tamarind - Size of a Gooseberry (Use as needed)
- Sambar Powder - 1-2 Tbsp (Adjust as per spice level)
- Turmeric Powder- 1/2 tsp
- Sesame Oil - 1/2 Tbsp + 1 Tbsp
- Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Channa Dal - 1/2 tsp
- Urad Dhal- 1/2 tsp
- Fenugreek seeds - 1/8 tsp
- Curry leaves -few
- Asafoetida - a pinch
- Small Onions - 7-8 nos, halved