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1 Nov 2009

Pumpkin Chutney / Mathanga Chammanthi

I think it wouldn't be nice if I proceed without mentioning about my loyal reader Shilpa. Unlike other girls, she started cooking before marriage, has been experimenting in her kitchen along with her studies! She tries out many recipes for her parents, has tried out few from this site also, and met me while she was looking for a recipe of 'mathanga chammanthi' for her father. Recently, Shilpa sent me some pictures of the dishes she cooked with the remaining part of soya beans after she prepared soya milk! I really loved them since it is very clever to use it in this way, usually there remains lots of 'okara / soy pulp' once after you prepared some soya milk! I hope you too can use her methods, try out and let us know.. :)
Shilpa was worried about the quality of the pictures she has taken, I think you did great, I didn't like even to 'touch' camera, until I start blogging.. :)



Mathanga Chammanthi Ingredients
Pumpkin 250 g
shallots 4
whole dry red chillies 5
curry leaves 2 stalks
coconut grated 1 cup
tamarind 1 gooseberry size
urid dal / uzhunnu parippu 2 tsp
asafoetida / kayam 1 small piece
coconut oil
salt



How to prepare,
Chop and wash pumpkin.
Cook this in very little water.
Drain excess water and Keep aside.
Heat little coconut oil, saute kayam, uzhunnu parippu and then when it turns red roast dry chillies in that.
Allow to cool after transferring to another pan.
Grind this with shallots, coconut, tamarind , curry leaves and little salt.
Mash cooked pumpkin and add to the above ground mixture.
Mix well and check salt.

Soy bean products from Shilpa's kitchen!



Okara, potato and maida mixed and fried and made into curry!



Soya bean (okara) kesari.



The melt-in-the-mouth- tikki.

Shilpa has threatened me that she is going to prepare some more recipes with soya, so wait and see.. All the best Shilpa! :)

12 comments:

  1. Pumpkin chutney looks so good and tempting. Nice recipe. YUM!

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  2. That's really sweet! It's nice when a loyal reader gets back to you with pictures.

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  3. The pumpkin chutney looks delicious and I too make chutney out of this pumpkin.you can visit my blog and give ur comments.

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  4. Hello Seena,

    First time dropping a comment.I love ur blog.Very Authentic recipes.Keep going!!!

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  5. I would some of these Seena, just the ingredients that I really enjoy eating too YUM!

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  6. it's really amazing
    how can you dio this ?
    every time different tipes of dishes,curries,deserts
    simply awsome
    thanks for your posts

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  7. Shilpa - pashion4lyf8 November 2009 at 17:09

    That was really sweet of you.. I am surprised those pics looks good on ur blog! :)

    I tried mathanga chammanthi and needless to say, achan loved it :) I fried curry leaves too.. they give out such nice aroma :)

    Love the new look of ur site!wat flower is that? luks beautiful :)

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  8. ithu pole onnu jaanum try cheythirunnu..:)this looks yummy. a
    Blog header pic looks beuatiful.

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  9. Shilpa dear, achanu ishtamayennarinjathil santhosham! pinne, enthokke puthuthayi try cheythu? :)
    thanks for the mathan vilayichathu link, pinne, the blog header pic is anemone.(Any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves.)
    Hope to see you soon.. :)

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  10. Hi Seena first time here and the chutney looks really a tasty one to try.
    Do find time to visit.

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  11. great great great recipes

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  12. dear seena

    ENTHELLAAM VIBHAVANGAL. NAAVIL VELLA MOORUNNU.
    NJAAN KAZHINJA DIVASAM MOLOSHYATHE PATTI EZHUTHIYIRUNNU.
    SEENAYUDE BLOGIL KAANUNNA MIKKA VIBHAVANGALUM ENIKKISHTA MAANU.
    NJAAN PALTHUM ENTE BHYARYAYODU PRAYARUNDUN
    PAKSHE അവള്‍ ഒന്നും ചെയ്ത് തരാറില്ല.
    ഇപ്പോള്‍ എന്റെ അടുത്ത് രാജേട്ടന്‍ ഇരിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്.

    രാജേട്ടന്‍ ബ്ലോഗ് കണ്ട് പലതും ഉണ്ടാക്കിത്തരാമെന്ന് പറഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ട്.

    ആരാണ് ഈ രാജേട്ടനെന്ന് അറിയുമോ? വേണമെങ്കില്‍ പറയാം. ആള് പണ്ട് സിങ്കപ്പൂരില്‍ ഒരു വലിയ ഷെഫ് ആയിരുന്നു.

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