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    Pumpkin Sambar Recipe / Poosanikai Sambar Recipe

    December 5, 2014 By Aarthi 4 Comments

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    I have recently started liking pumpkin a lot. So whenever we go to our veg shop, i somehow manage to find a small cute pumpkin. During my last visit also i got one. I was thinking what to make with it. Suddenly i decided to make sambar to go with my kuthiraivali pongal. And it was so yum.

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    Hope you will like this and let me know how it turns out for you..
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    Preparation Time : 10 mins
    Cooking Time : 40 to 45 mins
    Serves : 4 to 5


    Ingredients:

    Toor Dal / Tuvaram Paruppu - ½ cup
    Water - 2 cup
    Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp


    For Sambar:
    Pumpkin - ½ a small one cubed
    Oil - 1 tblspn
    Mustard Seeds / Kaduku - 1 tsp
    Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
    Asafoetida / Hing / Kaya Podi - ¼ tsp
    Curry Leaves - a sprig
    Onion - 1 large peeled and sliced
    Green chillies - 2 slit
    Coriander Powder / Malli Podi - 2 tblspn
    Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
    Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi - 1 tsp
    Salt to taste
    Sugar / Jaggery - ½ tsp
    Tamarind Pulp - 2 tblspn or to taste
    Water as needed


    Method:

    Take dal, water and turmeric powder in a cooker. Cover and pressure cook for 3 whistle. Simmer for 5 mins. Turn off the cooker and let the steam escape all by itself. Open and mash the dal well. Set aside.

    Heat oil in a pot. Add in mustard, cumin, curry leaves and asafoetida. Saute for a min.

    Add in onions, green chillies. Saute this till light golden.

    Add in chopped pumpkin and mix well.

    Add in some salt and sugar, Mix well.

    Add in all spice powder and mix well.

    Add in cooked dal, tamarind pulp and some water to thin the sambar. Mix well.

    Bring this to boil, simmer for 5 to 8 mins.

    Serve.


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    Take pumpkin
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    Cut it into pieces
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    Now chop them
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    Take washed toor dal in a pressure cooker
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    add in water
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    add in turmeric powder
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    pressure cook
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    dal is cooked
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    Take your remaining ingredients
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    Heat oil in a pan
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    Add in mustard, cumin and curry leaves
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    Add in asafoetida
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    Add in onions and chillies
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    Saute till light golden
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    add in chopped pumpkin
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    Mix that around
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    Add in salt and sugar
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     Mix well
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    Add water
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    cook till the pumpkin is cooked
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    Add in chilli, coriander and turmeric powder
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    mix well
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    Add in tamarind pulp
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    cooked dal along with some water
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    Simmer this for few mins
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    Done
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    Serve
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    Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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    1. Anonymous

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      I prepared this today. It was the yummiest pumpkin dish.

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    2. Anonymous

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      Thanks for the wonderful recipe Aarti! Made this a few times and each time comes out better than before!

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    3. Radhika

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      yummmy sambar great fusion with pumpkin in sambhar

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