Wattakka (Curried Pumpkin)

15 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. pumpkin
  • 1 oz. onion, sliced
  • 2 fresh chilies, sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/4 cup oil
  • 1 sprig curry leaves
  • 1 tsp. salt
  • 1/4 tsp. black pepper
  • 1/4 tsp. turmeric
  • 1-1/2 cup thin coconut milk
  • 1/2 cup thick coconut milk
  • 1 oz. ground rice
  • 1 tsp. ground mustard
  • 1 dash garam masala
  • 1/2 tsp. lime juice

Directions

  1. 1
    Wash the pumpkin and cut the top quarter off.
  2. 2
    Scoop out the flesh to within 2 cm.
  3. 3
    of sides and cube.
  4. 4
    Put the shell on one side for using later.
  5. 5
    Slice the onion and chili and crush the garlic.
  6. 6
    Heat the oil and fry the onion and chili together with the curry leaves.
  7. 7
    When the onion is soft, add the pumpkin, salt, pepper, turmeric and thin coconut milk and cook until the pumpkin is done.
  8. 8
    Pour the thick coconut milk onto the ground rice, mustard and garlic and add to the pumpkin mixture, stirring as it thickens.
  9. 9
    Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes.
  10. 10
    Remove from heat and spoon into pumpkin shell.
  11. 11
    Sprinkle with the garam masala and lime juice.

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