Indian Cooking Recipe: Pumpkin Thumbli
The following are the instructions on how to cook delicious Indian food: Pumpkin Thumbli
Ingredients:
1. Pumpkin core 1 cup
2. Coconut gratings 1 cup
3. Roasted red chillies 3
4. Tamarind 1 ball marble size
5. Asafeotida 1 pinch
6. Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp
7. Curry leaves 1 sprig
8. Salt to taste
9. Oil for seasoning
Method of Preparation:
Wash the pumpkin core. Cut into small pieces-one cup full. Cook in water till soft. Grind coconut gratings and roast red chillies and tamarind. Before taking out the masala, add mustard seeds and asafeotida (both roasted with a little oil) as well as cooked bits of pumpkin core, and salt to taste. Grind for another few minutes. Season the masala with mustard and curry leaves in oil. It is preferable to add the water used in cooking pumpkin core to the masala, while grinding. Goes well with cooked rice.
