Venpoosani masala | White Pumpkin Masala recipe | Ash gourd stir fry
Venpoosani masala | White Pumpkin Masala recipe | Ash gourd stir fry recipe with detailed step by step instructions with pictures and video recipe below.
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What is White Pumpkin Masala
Venpoosani masala / Ash gourd stir fry is an easy vegetable stir fry recipe prepared using ash gourd. Ash gourd is also called white pumpkin, vellai poosani, kumbalanga, saphed kaddoo, wax gourd, and winter melon. Ash gourd is a low-calorie, high-fiber vegetable. This vegetable contains more water content. It is best for weight loss. This Ash gourd stir fry / kumbalanga masala / vellai poosanikai poriyal is the best side dish for rice. It is one of the best Ash gourd recipes. You can also check other rice side dish recipes like
For this kumbalanga poriyal, first, peel off the skin and cut the ash gourd into cubes. Cook Ash gourd well and add masala powders. This masala gives a good taste and flavor to this stir fry recipe. Don’t overcook ash gourd. If overcooked it becomes mushy and the taste is also not good. It tastes like potato masala and it is suitable for chapathi, poori or rice. You can also check other stir fry recipes like
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Recipe card for White Pumpkin Masala
Venpoosani masala | White Pumpkin Masala recipe | Ash gourd stir fry
Ingredients
- 1 cup White pumpkin (chopped)
- 1 Green chilly (chopped)
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 2 tsp Oil
- ¼ tsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp Jeera
- Curry leaves (few)
- Salt (as needed)
- 1 tsp Chilli powder
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- ¼ tsp Garam masala
- ¼ tsp Asafoetida
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaves saute well.
- Add green chilly and onion saute until golden brown.
- Add chopped Ash gourd and saute for few minutes.
- Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, asafoetida and salt stir well.
- Cover and cook until the ash gourd cooks well.
- Ashgourd Fry / venpoosani masala is ready to serve.
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Venpoosani masala | White Pumpkin Masala recipe | Ash gourd stir fry recipe with step by step pictures:
1.Heat oil in a pan.
2.Add mustard seeds, jeera and curry leaves saute well.
3.Add green chilly and onion saute until golden brown.
4.Add chopped ash gourd and saute for few minutes.
5.Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, garam masala, asafoetida and salt stir well.
6.Cover and cook until the ash gourd cooks well.
7.Ash gourd masala / Venpoosani masala is ready to serve.
Keywords to understand
Ingredients Other Words
| White pumpkin | – | Vellai poosani, kumbalanga, saphed kaddoo, Ash gourd |
| Onion | – | Venkayam, pyaaj |
| Salt | – | uppu, namak |
| Oil | – | enney, tel |
| Mustard seeds | – | katuku, sarason ke beej |
| Curry leaves | – | kariveppilai, karee patte |
| Green chilly | – | Paccai milakay, haree mirch |
| Jeera | – | jeeragam, cumin seeds |
| Asafoetida | – | Kayam, Hing |
| Red chilly powder | – | civappu milakay tul, laal mirch paudar |
| Turmeric powder | – | manjal tul, haldee paudar |
Note
- Don’t add water for cooking ash gourd.
- If want spicier, add more chilly powder.
- Don’t overcook ash gourd. If overcooked it becomes mushy.
- Cut the ash gourd into small pieces. So it cooks easily.
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