Steaming hot Pumpkin Gothsu
Gothsu is an ideal side dish for Venn Pongal. “Pongal -Gothsu” is my family’s most favorite dish. During Autumn we get tons of pumpkins here in Boston. Boston is famous for its “Pumpkin Fest”. Every year thousands of people gather in Boston City Hall plaza for pumpkin carving and lighting event. It’s one of a kind experience to see 1000’s of pumpkins glow in the dark. So, I try to use a lot of pumpkin in my cooking around that time of the year. When my husband brings home a pumpkin from the grocers, it goes without saying, he wants me to do Gothsu.
Boston's Pumpkin Fest
Ingredients: 
- Pumpkin’s diced -11/2 cup.
- Big onion chopped-1 cup.
- Tomato chopped-1.
- Green chilly-3.
- Curry leaves-few.
- Oil- 2 tsp.
- Mustard seeds-1/2 tsp.
- Urad dhal-1tsp.
- Channa dhal-1tsp.
- Salt-to taste.
- Turmeric-1tsp.
- Sambar powder-11/2 tsp.
- Jaggery-a bit.
- Roasted channa dhal powder-2tsp.
- Tamarind-1/4 tsp.
Method:
Take oil in a kadai—– add mustard seeds,urad dhal, channa dhal—— green chilly,curry leaves—- saute chopped onions—— add pumpkin—— add tomatoes——— add water to required consistency— salt,turmeric, sambar powder——-t amarind extract——- let it cook for sometime—— finally add jaggery and roasted channa dhal powder to thicken—— Enjoy!
Note:
The other popular vegetables used for Gothsu are Bringal and Capsicum.
I will be posting Sambhar powder’s recipe in my blog soon.
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