Sweet Pumpkin Goddu Kozhambu

Ingredients:

• Sweet pumpkin - 1/2 kg
• Fenugreek (methi seeds) - 1/2 tsp
• Jaggery - 2 tbsp
• Tamarind - lemon sized
• Rasam powder - 1/2 to 1 tsp
• Curry leaves - 2 stalks
• Mustard - 1/4 tsp
• Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
• Hing - less than 1/4 tsp
• Red chili - 1 to 2 depending on taste
• Urad Dhal - 1/2 tsp
• Channa Dhal - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 1 tbsp
• Salt - to taste
• Coriander leaves - 1 tbsp chopped

Method:

1. Cut sweet pumpkin with skin into big pieces.
2. Cook in a pan with appropriate amount of water and salt till it becomes soft.
3. Dry roast fenugreek seeds and grind into fine powder. Keep it aside.
4. Add oil to a heated frying pan and splutter mustard seeds.
5. Add channa dhal, urad dhal, red chilli, turmeric, hing and curry leaves in the same order to the pan.
6. Add the cooked sweet pumpkin to the pan, and boil for few minutes along with rasam powder.
7. Now add tamarind, jaggery and the ground fenugreek powder to the mixture and continue to boil for another 7 to 10 minutes.
8. Garnish with coriander leaves before serving.