Yellow Pumpkin Curry | Parangikai Masala 

Yellow pumpkin curry is a delectable nutritious curry that showcases the vibrant flavours of this versatile vegetable. 

Yellow pumpkin also known as parangikai or manjal poosanikai  ( in Tamil) is a very rarely used vegetable but it comes packed with lot of health benefits. To start with it is very low in calories, has fibre, protein and very little fat. Moreover, it helps in feeling full(satiated) and lowers blood pressure. It is rich in beta carotene which helps in good vision.

It also has vitamin C.
It's good for your heart too. 
So enjoy these benefits by incorporating such vegetables into your diet daily.

Ingredients 

Yellow pumpkin -1 1/2 cups chopped( outer skin removed and deseeded)
Onions-2 nos chopped
Garlic -4 cloves

Turmeric powder-1/2 Tsp
Red chilly powder -1  tsp
Mustard seeds -1 /2 tsp
Urad dal -1 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil-1 -2 Tsps
Curry leaves and coriander leaves a few.

Method 

👉Pressure cook the pumpkin with very little water for 1 whistle. Discard the water and set the pumpkin aside( use the water as a soup or in Rasam).
👉Heat oil in a kadai add mustard seeds,urud dhal, and curry leaves and allow it to splutter.
👉Then add onions and garlic, and cook well.
👉Add cooked yellow pumpkin, red chilly powder, turmeric powder, and salt.Mix everything gently as the pumpkin tends to break. Fry for 2 minutes. Garnish and serve hot.


Serves-4
Preparation time-20 mins.

Note

✍️You can cook the pumpkin in Kadai itself after frying onions. i have cooked in a pressure cooker to save time. but be careful while cooking it as it tends to break and become mushy.

✍️This is a very basic recipe you can improve it according to your taste for example you can add dhaniya powder,garam masala powder, jeera powder etc.
✍️You can also add grated coconut at the end if you like.