Friday, March 18, 2011

Budu Kumbalakayi Kayi Huli/Ash Pumpkin In Coconut Gravy

South canare delicacy  usually prepared on special occiasions. Taste will be grate when freshly grated coconut and freshly churned butter milk is used.For this,

You Need To Have:
1/4 piece of medium size ash pumkin
3/4 cup freshly grated coconut
1 cup freshly churned butter milk
3-4 green chilies
1 tsp cumin seeds
small piece of ginger
1 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seeds
3-4 curry leaves
salt to taste

Method:

Remove outer skin and inner seeds from ash pumpkin and cut them into cubes(see picture below).Pressure cook it for single whistle and keep it aside.

Take freshly grated coconut, cumin seeds, green chilies and ginger in a mixer jar. ground it to smooth paste by adding required amount of water.add this paste to cooked ask pumpkin.

Add salt and bring it to boil. Finally add churned butter milk and simmer for 2 mins. Prepare tadka with mustard seeds, curry leaves , oil and add it to kayi huli.
 
mix well before serving.

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