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Yellow pumpkin kootu - Usually we prepare kootu with the addition of moongdal or channa dal. For this yellow pumpkin kootu we do not add any dals, just the coconut masala paste and a small piece of jaggery. This kootu has a bright yellow colour with a mild sweetness. Yellow pumpkins are soft in nature and it is a perfect vegetable for kootu and sambar. This pumpkin kootu tastes best for pulikuzhambu and sambar. Creeper vegetables like yellow pumpkin, white pumpkin, bottle gourd, ridge gourd etc. are easily cooked with little water.They are usually soft and require very less time to cook. The skin of these vegetables are hard to remove. So, peel them gently with a knife. In some places, pumpkins are cooked along with the skin, but it is very hard to eat. You can check out my other kootu recipes here with step by step photos. The videos and step by step photos are taken on different days so the colour may be different.  Here is a short video for Yellow Pumpkin Kootu...