Pumpkin Pradhaman (Mathanga Pradhaman)

Ingredients for Pumpkin Pradhaman (Mathanga Pradhaman):

1. Pumpkin – 200 gm

2. Ghee – 4 big spoons

3. Jaggery – 400 gm, melted

4. Coconut milk 3rd extract – 1 cup

    Coconut milk 2nd extract – 1 cup

    Coconut milk 1st extract – 1 cup

5. Cumin powder – ¼ teaspoon

    Cardamom powder – ¼ teaspoon

    Dry ginger powder – ¼ teaspoon

6. Ghee – 2 big spoons

7. Coconut pieces – 1 big spoon

    Raisins – 1 big spoon

    Cashews – 1 big spoon

How to prepare Pumpkin Pradhaman (Mathanga Pradhaman)?

1. Remove skin of pumpkin and cook it adding sufficient water.

2. Smash it once using a mixer.

3. Heat ghee and sauté pumpkin.

4. When it is half done, add melted jaggery.

5. Reduce the flame and keep stirring the contents to avoid sticking to bottom.

6. When contents thicken, add third extract of coconut milk and stir the contents.

7. When contents thicken, add second extract of coconut milk.

8. Continue boiling till pradhaman thickens.

9. Add first extract of coconut milk and put off the flame before it starts boiling.

10. Add ingredients no: 5 and mix the contents well.

11. Heat ghee and fry ingredients no: 7.

12. Add ghee along with fried ingredients to pumpkin pradhaman.

13. Serve your pradhaman hot.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine, September 1-14, 2019

Also read a few more payasam and pradhaman recipes. Here is the page link. Click on the images to read. 

 

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