Parangikai Paal Kootu is a simple, mildly sweet stew/kootu prepared with yellow pumpkin, milk and sugar. As this kootu is slightly sweet, it goes well with vathal kulambu or spicy thogayal and served with rice. Today we will learn how to make Pumpkin paal kootu following this easy recipe.
Parangikai Paal Kootu
Prep Time : 10 mins
Cook Time : 15 mins
Serves: 2-3
Recipe Category: Side Dish-Kootu
Recipe Cuisine: Tamil Brahmin
Author:Padhu Sankar
Serves: 2-3
Recipe Category: Side Dish-Kootu
Recipe Cuisine: Tamil Brahmin
Author:Padhu Sankar
Ingredients needed
Tender Pumpkin/pagangikkai – 1 1/2 cup chopped
Sugar – 1 1/2 tbsp
Milk – 1 cup
Rice flour – 2 tsp
Salt to taste
For the seasoning
Coconut oil – 2 tsp
Mustard seeds – 1 tsp
Urad dal – 1/2 tsp
Red Chillies or green chillies – 2
Curry leaves – a sprig
For Garnishing
Grated coconut – 2 tbsp (optional)
Preparation
Peel the skin, discard the seeds and chop pumpkin into small pieces. Use tender pumpkin for this kootu.
Method
Cook pumpkin with salt and just needed water until tender. (if there is excess water after cooking, you may drain it).
Then add sugar and cook until sugar dissolves. (Traditionally sugar is added to this kootu but I have added jaggery as I do not prefer to use sugar).
Mix rice flour with milk without lumps. Then add the mixture to the cooked pumpkin.
Cook on medium heat until it boils well and the consistency becomes saucy.
Heat coconut oil in a pan, add mustard seeds, when it splutters, add urad dal, red chillies and curry leaves. When dal turns golden brown, add the seasoning to the kootu and mix well.
Garnish with grated coconut and serve with vathal kulambu and rice.
Note – You may use coconut milk instead regular milk or you can use half of regular milk and half of coconut milk.
Check Parangikai Kootu for chapati and rice.
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Hi Padhu
Much eager to try and taste the dish..
But I have a question: Will the dish not be curdled since we have added salt and milk?
Regards
No, as we are adding rice flour, the milk will not get curdled.The heat has to be medium low. If you are concerned, you can use coconut milk also.
Hi , thanx a lot for this wonderful receipe. This dish in specific got me nice comments as it’s a forgotten one.
Tried this with canned pumpkin and coconut milk. Came out awesome. I used raw sugar. Thanks Padhu! This is a traditional recipe in my family that I had forgotten about.