Udupi Style Ash Gourd Coconut Curry Recipe

Name: Udupi Style Ash Gourd Coconut Curry Recipe
Prep time: 40 min
Cuisine: Udupi
Ingredients: 500 grams Vellai Poosanikai (Ash gourd/White Pumpkin); 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi); Salt; to taste; Oil; for cooking; To be roasted and ground to paste; 4 Dry Red Chillies; 1/2 cup Fresh coconut; grated; 30 grams Tamarind Water; 1/2 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds); 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 2 teaspoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds; 2 teaspoons Sesame seeds (Til seeds); 3 tablespoons Jaggery; 1 cup Tamarind Water; For seasoning; 1 teaspoon Oil; 1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 2 sprig Curry leaves; roughly torn; 1 Dry Red Chillies

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 40 M

Course Lunch

Cuisine Udupi

Diet Vegetarian

Udupi Style Ash Gourd Coconut Curry Recipe is a quick coconut based curry made from Ash gourd. Coconut being the main ingredient used in most of their cooking in Udupi, the curry has a strong flavor of coconut as well the roasted spices which gives out a wonderful flavor and aroma.

Ingredients

500 grams Vellai Poosanikai (Ash gourd/White Pumpkin)
1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
Salt
to taste
Oil
for cooking
To be roasted and ground to paste
4 Dry Red Chillies
1/2 cup Fresh coconut
grated
30 grams Tamarind Water
1/2 teaspoon Methi Seeds (Fenugreek Seeds)
1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
2 teaspoons Coriander (Dhania) Seeds
2 teaspoons Sesame seeds (Til seeds)
3 tablespoons Jaggery
1 cup Tamarind Water
For seasoning
1 teaspoon Oil
1/2 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
2 sprig Curry leaves
roughly torn
1 Dry Red Chillies

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making the Udupi Style Ash Gourd Coconut Curry Recipe cook the ash gourd in the pressure cooker with little water, turmeric powder and salt for just 1 whistle

Step 2

Release the pressure naturally

Step 3

Soak the tamarind ball in hot water for about 15 minutes, and squeeze and keep the water

Step 4

Then dry roast the spices and other ingredients for the ground paste in a pan except the coconut

Step 5

Then grind it along with coconut to a smooth paste

Step 6

In same pressure cooker which has the ash gourd add the paste and little water and give it stir

Step 7

Keep the Udupi Ash Gourd Coconut Curry on the medium heat, Adjust the seasoning and texture if required

Step 8

Once done transfer it in a bowl

Step 9

For the seasoning, heat oil in a small skillet and add mustard seeds and let it crackle

Step 10

After the mustard seeds have crackled add the curry leaves and red chillies

Step 11

Tun off the heat after the red chillies have darkened and add it on top of the Udupi Style Ash Gourd Coconut Curry and serve

Step 12

Serve the Udupi Style Ash Gourd Coconut Curry Recipe along with steamed rice, Elai Vadam and Pisarna Manga for lunch