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Ash Gourd Mor Kuzhambu - an easy kuzhambu that's ready in 20 minutes. Different types of mor kuzhambu are a significant part of the Tamil Nadu and Kerala food culture. This ash gourd mor kuzhambu is one of the popular dishes in mor kuzhambu varieties.  How to make it 1. Cooking the ash gourd Start with cutting the ash gourd into cubes. We need to exert some energy to peel and slice if you are using a whole ash gourd. If you are using precut slices, just remove the seeds and slowly peel the outer skin and cut them into small cubes. Add some water and cook the ash gourds until soft. 2. How to prepare coconut paste  In the meantime, prepare the base mixture for the mor kuzhambu. This coconut paste is what is responsible for giving the particular colour and flavour to this kuzhambu. I will always suggest grinding it with fresh grated coconut. For this magic coconut paste you would require small onions, garlic cloves, ginger, green chilly, cumin, turmeric powder and soaked toor dal...

White Pumpkin (Ash Gourd) Aviyal - quick and easy aviyal for your lunch. Made with fresh ash gourd, coconut green chilly masala, curd and coconut oil. My grandmother taught me this aviyal and it is one of the best side dishes with ash gourd. Ash gourd is a healthy vegetable and try to include these vegetable in your regular diet during the summer. Because of their high water content, ash gourds have a very low calorie.

White Pumpkin(Ash gourd) Dosa is an easy tiffin for your breakfast or dinner. Another healthy recipe from my Grandmother. It is one of our family favourite dinner dishes. These white pumpkin dosas are delicious and a great way to use the white pumpkins. My husband likes white pumpkins very much and always get a whole white pumpkin from the market. It will be good up to a month before cutting and you have to finish it within a day after cutting them. So whenever he bought this vegetable, definitely this dosa will be in our menu. We always prepare kootu, sambar and thayir pachadi with this white pumpkin, but I wanted to try something different with this vegetable. As usual, I asked my grandmother to tell me ideas to prepare healthier dishes with this white pumpkin. My grandmother told me they prepare this dosas frequently with this white pumpkins during their olden days with their garden fresh pumpkins. Now these dosas are unbelievably easy to prepare. Start by soaking the rice an...

White pumpkin halwa also called as Kasi halwa is a quick and easy dessert with a very few ingredients. My husband bought me a big white pumpkin from the market and I don't know how to finish it. Because after cutting the white pumpkin, it doesn't taste good after 2 hours. We usually prepare kootu, sambar and thayir patchadi. This time my periappa(uncle) taught me this halwa with white pumpkins and it tastes so good. In our hometown, this white pumpkin halwa is served as a dessert for breakfast on special occasions.

White pumpkin(ash gourd) in Tamil it is called as thadiyangai or vellai poosani. White pumpkin is popular in South Indian foods and widely used in kootu, sambar and patchadi. This white pumpkin kootu is a traditional dish in Tirunelveli. White pumpkin kootu is cooked with coconut paste and chana dal.   This kootu is a best choice to pair with sambar and pulikuzhambu . Just like my other kootu varieties, I recommend to cook in a deep vessel with frequent stirs. This method gives you the perfect results rather than pressure cooking. Here are my other kootu recipes Here is a short video for White Pumpkin Kootu Raw papaya kootu Yellow pumpkin kootu Chayote kootu Paruppu keerai kootu Manathakkali keerai kootu

White Pumpkin(Ash gourd) Sambar/ Vellai poosanika Sambar White pumpkin sambar - Easy, flavourful and healthy dish with white pumpkins and karamani. You can prepare this sambar within 20 minutes. After preparing this sambar you can feel how a simple dish could turn into your favourite dish of the day. I learnt this recipe form Chef. Mallika Badrinath's cookbook.  There is no need for peeling lots of onions or grinding any paste. Just little things like chopping the white pumpkins and cooking the dals. You may also substitute karamani  (black eye beans)  with any other cooked lentils depending on your preference. If you like an easy yet tasty dish you might prefer this White pumpkin sambar. Check out my other sambar recipes also. Here is a video for White Pumpkin (Ash Gourd) Sambar Tirunelveli Sambar Idi Sambar Green chilly Sambar Keerai Sambar  Yellow pumpkin Sambar Radish Sambar Nanjil Sambar - Nagercoil Style Sambar