Prep Time: 04 Hours

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Servings: 2 Servings

A mildly flavored, stew-style side dish from Kerala. Dairy free.

Ingredients

• White pumpkin/ash gourd/winter melon: 200gms(peeled, cut into cubes, further sliced)
• Pumpkin: 150 gms (peeled, cut into cubes, further sliced)
• Red cow peas (chauli beans): 2 tablespoons (soaked for four hours)
• Green chilli: 1 no (slit)
• Curry leaves: 1 sprig
• Coconut milk: 1 cup
• Cold pressed Coconut oil: 1 teaspoon
• Rock salt: to taste

Method

• Cook the slices of pumpkin with just enough water, salt, slit green chilli, and curry leaves.
• Cook the red cow peas until soft and add to the cooked pumpkin slices. Slightly mash the cooked vegetables.
• Add coconut milk and simmer for a couple of minutes taking care not to boil it.
• Add a teaspoon of cold pressed coconut oil and garnish with curry leaves just before serving.
   

Eating guide

• Food group: Vegetables
• Usually eaten as a side dish with rice and south Indian sambar.
• Can also be enjoyed as a soupy meal.

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