Mathanga Pulinkari was one of my mom’s staple recipes, when I was growing up. If this curry tastes good the credit is my mom’s. This is a very simple easy to make and goes well with rice…Every time I buy pumpkin, I make this curry and even I shared this recipe with a couple of my friends and they all gave me the thumbs and good feedback too. I hope you will have the same experience and be happy with this authentic amma’s recipe.
Ingredients :
Pumpkin /Mathanga : 2 cup (cut into one inch cubes)
Grated Coconut : 3 tbsp
Red Chili Powder : 1 tsp
Turmeric Powder : 1/2 tsp
Coriander Seeds : 1 tsp
Fenugreek/Methi seeds : 1/4 tsp
Toor Dal : 1 tbsp
Urad Dal :1 tbsp
Tamarind extract : 1 tbsp
Asafoetida/Kayam Powder : 1 tsp
Curry leaves : 1 sprig
Dry red chilies : 2-3 nos
Salt to taste
Oil : 1 tsp
How to make Mathanga Pulinkari | Pumpkin Curry :
1. Cook the pumpkin with the curry leaves,turmeric powder,chilly powder,asafoetida and salt till it turns to soft & tender.
2. Add the tamarind extract; reduce the fire to low and cook for a few minutes.
3. In a frying pan,roast the grated coconut,coriander seeds, fenugreek/methi seeds,urad and toor dal saute until it turns to light brown colour. Remove from the fire and allow it to cool.
4. Grind the fried coconut mixture into a smooth paste.
5. Add the grounded coconut paste to the pumpkin curry and mix well reduce the fire to low and cook for 2-3 minutes.
6. Heat the oil in a frying pan and pop mustard seeds add dry red chillies and pour the seasoning to the pulinkari…Serve hot with rice and Enjoy !
Notes:
Other vegetables you can use for pulikari.
Raw green plantains/Vazhakka
Yam/Chena
Cucumber/Vellarikka
Ash Gourd/Kumbalanga
Raddish /Mullangi
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Have a Good Day!
Sangeetha
Hi Navya, Thanks a bunch dear! I was really happy to see your comment :)Great to know that you find this humble site useful and started eating vegetables 🙂 Thanks again for taking time to share your feedback here, appreciate it very much 🙂
Cheers!
Sangeetha
Hi Sangeetha,
I tried this receipe 2 days ago and it came so well. Thank you so much. Usually I dont like the vegetables like pumkin, beetroot, carrot etc. But from your blog I started loving all the vegetables. Now I am passing these receipies to my mom too 🙂
Navya
Thanks all for your enocuraging words…hope you all try this out.
Gorgeous presentation dear,Never tried mathanga pulinkari..will try soon ….yummmmmmmmmm
A very creative recipe, I love the presentation and sounds just delicious!
Very innovative and also creative way of preparing pumpkin. I have learnt a new recipe from you.Thanks. The picture looks tempting.
wow.thats a lovely and colorful presentation…looks soo good 🙂
Thanks all My friends for your wonderful comments..i just love reading all your encouraging comments..:)hope you all try this out and will love it… it tastes yummy with rice!!!
I bet the sweetness of the pumpkin will balance the tangy tamarind very well 🙂
This is very different!! i'll try
A very delicious and well-presented pumpkin dish!
This is an adipoli recipe…i have some pumpkin in the freezer..yeah, we buy loads, clean and pop in freezer…..wud try this one this week or next and let u know ok….loved the way u presented it….I think im going to love the flavours as well..:)
nannayittundello…presentation fantastic..njaanum oru mathan vech iriken..have to make something before it gets spoiled!
Adipoli ayittundu..Loved the way you put it in the pumpkin ;)..
I m yet to try this pulinkari..looks mouthwatering..
Pulinkari inside the pumkin depression is a nice creativity
Very new to me…looks yum….
Wow!!!puinkari my fav…but never tried with mathanga, looks tempting.
pullinkari with pumkin…Innovative idea!! Excellent presentation yaar….
Looks perfect!
the pumkin curry sounds yummy; nice presentation 🙂
Lovely!!!!!!!!…..looks yummy, dear…superb presentation!
Love ur presentation and this dish is very new to me..tempting dish!
Interesting presentation 🙂 Nice recipe too!
Such a beautiful, dramatically presented dish! WOW! I'm very impressed!
Yummy curry,i love the way u served
Wow! What a fantastic presentation! I'm so impressed, way to go, Sangeetha! Coconut and tamarind sauce sounds like a perfect combination, I love it:)
Aha..Look at those pumpkin serving bowl! Sooo Cute da!
I have never made tamarind based pumpkin gravy..Thansk for sharing dear 🙂
well presented.nice recipe.
Nice presentation dear…Never tried this. Colourful and yummy.
Very nice recipe. Never tried this before. Pic looks ready to devour 🙂
Chitchat
Lovely dish and new to me but I am going to make it soon.
Oh ma god… U r rocking…. Wat a presentation yaar… tats so nice..
Lovely dish dear! Yesterday I prepared vazhaipoo somewhat similar like this .
very nicely presented, and a lovely click too..looks good..
Wow looks yummy.. lovely presentation 🙂
Very simple & tasty……nice presentation
Oh that's so creative to put it in the pumpkin – looks great!
wow!!nice presentation…
Lov mathanga,never tried pulinkari with it,really liked the recipe,will try soon…nice presentation…..
adipoli…never tried to make pulinkari myself.Thanks for sharing 🙂
oh wow..looks very tempting and delicious..
Wow what a nice recipe , i have frozen a lot of pumpkin this fall ,will definitely try this one.
Nice tangy one…. lovely presentation..
oru pulinkari kazhichitethra nalayenno..Kaya pulinkari ente fav anu.ethu try cheythitilla..looks very colourful and yummy..
perfect recipe, perfect presentation