PARANGAKAI PERATAL / PUMPKIN FRIED

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Today I am going to share how to do Parangakai Peratal / Pumpkin Fried. Everyone has their own recipe but this how my mom does it at home.

 

INGREDIENTS
1 small size pumpkin (cut into medium pieces together with skin)
2 onions (sliced)

2 fresh green chilies (sliced)

2 fresh red chilies (sliced)

2 big tomatoes (cut into cube)

1/2 cup grated coconut

1/2 cup slightly thin coconut milk

3 sprigs of curry leaves

1 teaspoon broken ulunthu

1 teaspoon mustard seeds

1 tablespoon plain chili curry powder

1 teaspoon turmeric powder

Oil

Salt to taste

METHOD

1. Heat oil in a wok. Add in the broken ulunthu and the mustard seed and stir till you get the aroma of the ulunthu comes out. Then add in the onions and garlic. Now add in the curry leaves, green and red chilies and combine everything well. 

2. Now add in the plain chili powder and the turmeric powder. Mix well.

3. Then add in the tomatoes and salt. Mix well again.

4. Now goes in the pumpkin. Now add in the coconut milk and and combine all together. Cover with lid and let it cook till the pumpkin is soft.

5. Finally add in the grated coconut and mix everything well and let is cook for another 5 minutes. Taste to salt. Normally I do not put sugar in the pumpkin because the pumpkin is sometimes sweet. It is up to you if you want add sweetness in your pumpkin.

6. Now the parangakai peratal is ready to be served. Best eaten with rice. Enjoy!