Name: Pumpkin-Khaju(Cashew Nuts) Fry
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 500 gm Pumpkin (skinned and deseeded, Mathanga); Cashewnuts (A handful); 1/2 tbsp Oil; 1 tsp Mustard seeds; 1 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeerakam); 3 - Garlic pods (minced); Coriander; Curry leaves (A few); 3 - Red chillies (Kollamulaku); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; 1 - Chilly powder; 1/2 cup Milk; Salt (As reqd)

Pumpkin-Khaju(Cashew Nuts) Fry

Cashew and Pumpkin(Mathanga) fry

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Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

500 gm Pumpkin skinned and deseeded, Mathanga
Cashewnuts A handful
1/2 tbsp Oil
1 tsp Mustard seeds
1 tsp Cumin seeds Jeerakam
3 - Garlic pods minced
Coriander
Curry leaves A few
3 - Red chillies Kollamulaku
1 tsp Turmeric powder
1 - Chilly powder
1/2 cup Milk
Salt As reqd

Instructions

Grate the pumpkin and keep it aside.
Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.
Splutter mustard seeds and cumin seeds.
Add curry leaves, minced garlic, red chillies, coriander and cashewnuts and saute for few minutes, till the nuts are slightly brown.
Add the grated pumpkin and saute for 5 mins.
Once the oil starts to leave, add turmeric powder, chilly powder and milk.
Simmer it covered with a lid for 10 mins, until the water is fully dried up.
Add salt and fry for 1 - 2 mins.
:- Serve with both rotis and rice.

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Pumpkin-Khaju(Cashew Nuts) Fry