White pumpkin stir fry | Kumbalanga poriyal | Ash gourd stir fry | Vellai poosanikai poriyal recipe
White pumpkin stir fry | Kumbalanga poriyal | Ash gourd stir fry | Vellai poosanikai poriyal with detailed step by step instructions with pictures and video recipe below.
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What is White pumpkin stir fry
White pumpkin stir fry/ 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, 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 poriyal/ 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 a special coconut masala. 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. You can also check other stir fry recipes like
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White pumpkin stir fry | Kumbalanga poriyal | Ash gourd stir fry | Vellai poosanikai poriyal
Ingredients
- 2 cup White pumpkin (chopped)
- 1 tsp Oil
- ¼ tsp Mustard seeds
- ¼ tsp Jeera
- ¼ tsp Urad dhal
- Curry leaves (few)
- 1 Onion (chopped)
- 1 Tomato (small chopped)
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- Salt (as needed)
To grind
- ½ cup Coconut
- ½ tsp Jeera
- 2 Red chilly
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan.
- Add mustard seeds, urad dhal, jeera and curry leaves and saute well.
- Add chopped onion and saute well until it turns golden brown.
- Add tomato and saute well until it cooks well.
- Add turmeric powder and salt and saute for a few minutes.
- Add chopped white pumpkin or ash gourd and saute for a few minutes.
- Add required water and cover and cook for a few minutes. Once the ash gourd is cooked well, dry well without water.
- In a mixer, add coconut, jeera and red chilly grind it coarsely.
- Add grinded paste and salt into cooked ash gourd and stir well.
- White pumpkin/ash gourd stir fry is ready to serve.
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White pumpkin stir fry | Kumbalanga poriyal | Ash gourd stir fry | Vellai poosanikai poriyal recipe with step by step pictures:
1.Heat oil in a pan.
2.Add mustard seeds, urad dhal, jeera and curry leaves and saute well.
3.Add chopped onion and saute well until it turns golden brown.
4.Add tomato and saute well until it cooks well.
5.Add turmeric powder and salt and saute for a few minutes.
6.Add chopped white pumpkin or ash gourd and saute for a few minutes.
7.Add required water and cover and cook for a few minutes. Once the ash gourd is cooked well, dry well without water.
8.In a mixer, add coconut, jeera and red chilly grind it coarsely.
9.Add grinded paste and salt into cooked ash gourd and stir well.
10.White pumpkin/ash gourd stir fry is ready to serve.
Keywords to understand
Ingredients Other Words
| White pumpkin | – | Vellai poosani, kumbalanga, saphed kaddoo, Ash gourd |
| Onion | – | Venkayam, pyaaj |
| Tomato | – | takkali, tamaatar |
| Salt | – | uppu, namak |
| Oil | – | enney, tel |
| Mustard seeds | – | katuku, sarason ke beej |
| Curry leaves | – | kariveppilai, karee patte |
| Urad dhal | – | ulundhu, udad daal |
| Jeera | – | jeeragam, cumin seeds |
| Turmeric powder | – | manjal tul, haldee paudar |
| Coconut | – | Tenkay, naariyal |
| Red chilly | – | civappu milakay, laal mirch |
Note
1.Coarsely grind the coconut, don’t grind it as a smooth paste.
2.Don’t add too much water for cooking ash gourd.
3.Don’t overcook ash gourd. If overcooked it becomes mushy.
4.Cut ash gourd into small pieces. So it cooks easily.
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