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Writer's pictureNandini R Kini

Sihi Kumbalkayi Huli / Pumpkin Sambar





Ingredients

250 gms yellow pumpkin/ doodhi/ sihi kumbalkayi

1/2cup cooked toor dal

1 tomato

2 tblsp Huli pudi

3 tblsp fresh grated coconut

Salt to taste

Chopped coriander leaves


For the tempering:

3 tsp oil

2 tsp mustard

Curry leaves

Pinch of hing




Procedure

  • Wash and cut the pumpkin into big chunks, add a little salt and 1 cup water and cook till it is cooked (dont cook in cooker)

  • Grind coconut and Huli powder into a fine paste

  • Transfer the pumpkin pieces, cooked dal, in a vessel, add the masala, salt, and water to adjust the consistency

  • Boil it for 5 mins, add the chopped coriander leaves and turn off the flame

  • Temper with the mentioned ingredients and serve hot with rice and papad

  • You can substitute pumpkin with ash gourd, drumstick, madras cucumber, potato, beans, radish with onion, or any other veggies of your choice.

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