Mochakottai Parangikai Kuzhambu

Ingredients

• • Yellow pumpkins (cut into square pieces) - 2 cups
• • Field bean seeds/Mochais (fresh) - 1 cup
• • Tamarind - lemon size
• • Salt - as required
• • Oil - as required

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Ingredients For Roasting And Grinding

• • Red chillies - 7
• • Coriander seeds - 1 teaspoon
• • Cumin seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Pepper - 1 teaspoon
• • Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 ½ teaspoons
• • Coconut (grated, fresh) - ¼ cup

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Ingredients For Seasoning

• • Mustard seeds - ½ teaspoon
• • Urad dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Bengal gram dal - 1 teaspoon
• • Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
• • Asafoetidas - ¼ teaspoon

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Method

• 1. Cut yellow pumpkin with skin into 2 inch square pieces.
• 2. Boil with enough water, until just soft.
• 3. Soak tamarind in water, squeeze to get extract, strain and keep aside.
• 4. Pressure cook field beans in enough water for 1 whistle directly.
• 5. Heat ½ teaspoon of oil, fry the ingredients one by one as mentioned in "For Roasting and Grinding".
• 6. Finally add coconut, fry lightly and remove from fire.
• 7. Allow cool and grind it to a smooth paste.
• 8. When pumpkin pieces are cooked, pour tamarind extract, salt, ground paste and cooked field beans.
• 9. Allow to boil, until thick.
• 10. Fry seasoning ingredients in oil and pour over kuzhambu.
• 11. Remove from fire.
• 12. Serve hot with cooked rice.