Pumpkin curry

As taken from Food of Sri Lanka-FOOD SAFARI
VERY VERY EASY.
A simple but delicious vegetable curry using the dark roasted Sri Lankan curry powder, finished with roasted desiccated coconut and rice.


Ingredients
1 kg pumpkin
2 tbsp Sri Lankan roasted curry powder
2 medium red onions, finely sliced
3 green chillies, sliced
4 cloves garlic, finely sliced
½ tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp chilli powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
½ tsp mustard seeds
1 tsp ground mustard
2 cups coconut milk
2 sprigs fresh curry leaves
1-2 tsp salt
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Thickening
2 tbsp rice, roasted and ground
4 tbsp desiccated coconut, roasted

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Preparation
Wash and cut pumpkin into cubes, leaving skin on.

Heat oil and fry onions, curry leaves, garlic and green chillies in a large pot.

Add mustard seeds.

In a bowl, mix all the other ingredients with pumpkin and add to the pot along with coconut milk. Continue to cook over high heat until pumpkin is tender.

Meanwhile, in a pan, dry toast short grain rice and coconut until brown & fragrant. Then blend into a powder.

Add the ground roasted rice and desiccated coconut to thicken and flavour the curry a few minutes before cooking is complete.