Simple and easy yellow pumpkin, parangikai also known as manjal poosanikai kootu recipe, that goes well with puli kuzhambu, vathal kuzhambu and kara kuzhambu.
I make kootu more often at home to escape from sambar, as it is the only thing Aj and Vj eats in common next to sambar. I can make sambar maximum 3 times a week, not more than that as it kind of bores me to make it every day. Made this paragikkai kootu last time when I made mango murngakkai vatha kuzhambu. Clicked with a surprise that I have not yet posted in my blog yet.
Very simple and basic kootu, made similar to sorakkai kootu. I was not sure about adding dal in this kootu, if my mom and mom in law adds or not, but I added it.

Parangikai kootu recipe

Recipe Cuisine: Indian | Recipe Category:Lunch sides
Prep Time: 10 mins | Cook time: 15 mins | Serves: 3 | Author: Raks anand

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Simple and easy yellow pumpkin, parangikai also known as manjal poosanikai kootu recipe, that goes well with puli kuzhambu, vathal kuzhambu and kara kuzhambu.

Ingredients

Yellow pumpkin, chopped finely – 3 cups
Cooked moong dal – 1/4 cup
Coconut, grated – 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Turmeric – 1/4 tsp
Salt – as needed
To temper
Oil – 1 tsp
Mustard – 1/2 tsp
Red chilli – 1
Urad dal – 1 tsp
Curry leaves – 1 sprig

Method

Pressure cook moong dal, meanwhile chop the yellow pumpkin.
In a vessel, add chopped yellow pumpkin and add water to immerse the yellow pumpkin (a little less than that, to be precise)
Add turmeric, salt to it and let it get cooked soft.
Grind coconut with cumin seeds.
Stir in the ground coconut, cooked dal and mix well.
Boil for 2 mins in medium flame.
Temper with the items given under “To temper” in order. Mix it with kootu.

Notes

To chop yellow pumpkin finely, first peel off the skin with a super sharp mighty knife. Then slice it thinly. Chop these slices finely by stacking them.
Yellow pumpkin cooks easily, so take care not to over cook and watch the water you add.
You can prepare the same with butternut squash pumpkin.

Tags: Parangikai, yellow pumpkin, kootu

Step by step pictures:

Pressure cook moong dal, meanwhile chop the yellow pumpkin. In a vessel, add chopped yellow pumpkin and add water to immerse the yellow pumpkin (a little less than that, to be precise). Add turmeric, salt to it and let it get cooked soft.