Kumbalanga Pachadi

Ingredients

Kumbalanga/ Ashgourd pieces: 1 ½ cups

Green Chilli: 2

Grated Coconut: 4tbsp

Curd: ¼ cup

Mustard Seeds: ½ tsp

Salt: needed

Coconut oil: 3tbsp

Curry leaves: few

Method Of Preparation

In a pan add ash gourd pieces, green chilli, salt and 1 cup water. Keep this on stove.

Meanwhile, In a blender add grated coconut and curd and blend it. Keep this aside.

In a mortar add mustard seeds and with a pestle powder it coarsely.

When ash gourd piece turns translucent and water is dissolved, put in very low flame and add the blended curd-coconut mixture.

Stir well and increase the flame a bit and don’t allow it to boil. At this stage add the freshly powdered mustard seeds.

Switch off the flame and add fresh coconut oil and curry leaves. Close with a lid for few minutes.

Serve hot with rice.