Healthy Pumpkin Palya/Side dish

This healthy pumpkin Palya/side dish or Pumpkin Poriyal are tasty and healthy recipe. I usually prepare this healthy pumpkin palya/side dish with chapati or poori, but you can also have it has an accomplishment with rice too.

Ingredients used in healthy pumpkin palya are freshly chopped pumpkin, chopped onion, chopped tomato, coriander powder, chili powder, green chili, mustard, cumin seeds, chana and urad dal, curry leaves, turmeric powder and coriander leaves for garnishing.

Healthy Pumpkin Palya or Side Dish.
Healthy Pumpkin Palya or Side Dish

Pumpkin is one of the widely grown vegetables incredibly rich in vital antioxidants and vitamins. Pumpkin is a fast growing vine that creeps along the surfaces in a similar as that of other family vegetables and fruits such as cucumber, ash gourd, etc. It is one of the most popular field crops cultivated around the world. Pumpkins may vary widely shape, size, and color. It is one of the low calorie vegetables.

Pumpkin Palya or side dish with chapati.
Pumpkin Palya or side dish with chapati

You can also like other Palya or Poriyal or Side Dish recipe here is the link, enjoy!

Healthy Pumpkin palya or Pumkin side dish or Pumpkin poriyal with step by step instructions and pictures are given below. Hope you all like it and give a try. Enjoy the recipe with chapati or poori.

Healthy Pumpkin Palya/Sdie dish

Healthy pumkin palya is low in calorie, it goes well with chapati or poori. Hope you all enjoy it.

  • 2 Cups Freshly chopped Pumpkin
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 1 Chopped Tomato
  • 1 tsp Coriander Powder
  • Pinch Turmeric Powder
  • 2 Green Chili
  • ¼ tsp Chili powder
  • ¼ tsp Garam masala
  • ¼ tsp Mustard and cumin seeds
  • ½ tsp Channa dal and Urad dal
  • 2 tsp Oil
  • 1 Spring Curry leaves
  • Coriander leaves (Garnishing)
  • Salt (As per taste)
  • Water (As required)
  1. Firstly chop the pumpkins.

  2. Take a pan and add in oil, mustard and cumin seeds, chana and urad dal.

  3. Add in green chili, curry leaves.

  4. Add in chopped onions, tomatoes.

  5. Add in coriander powder, chili powder and garam masala. Give a mix.

  6. Add in salt and required water.

  7. Add in chopped pumpkins and close the lid and cook till the pumpkin cooks.

  8. Serve with chapati or poori.

  1. To make it more tasty you can add coconut milk or cashew nut paste.

Methods:

Add in oil, mustard, chana and urad dal.
Add in oil, mustard, chana and urad dal.
Add in onion, curry leaves, chili.
Add in onion, curry leaves, chili.
Add in tomatoes, Coriander and chili powder and Garam Masala.
Add in tomatoes, Coriander and chili powder and Garam Masala.
Add in chopped pumpkins and cook till soft. At the end add in dry methi leaves.
Add in chopped pumpkins and cook till soft. At the end add in dry methi leaves.
Serve hot with chapati or poori and enjoy!.
Serve hot with chapati or poori and enjoy!.
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