Sri Lanka Wattakka (Curried Pumpkin)
---------> source <--------- "A taste of Sri Lanka" By Indra Jayasekera -------------------------WATTAKKA (CURRIED PUMPKIN------------------------- 450 g Pumpkin 25 g Onion 2 Chile...
Ingredients
- 25g onion
- 2chile, fresh
- 4garlic cloves
- 50ml oil
- 1/4tsp pepper, black
- 1/4tsp turmeric
- 350ml coconut milk, thin
- 100ml coconut
Directions
- 1
source <--------- "A taste of Sri Lanka" By Indra Jayasekera -------------------------WATTAKKA (CURRIED PUMPKIN------------------------- 450
- 2
Scoop out the flesh to within 2 cm of sides and cube
- 3
Put the shell on one side for using later
- 4
Slice the onion and chile and crush the garlic
- 5
Heat the oil and fry the onion and chile together with the curry leaves
- 6
When the onion is soft add the pumpkin, salt, pepper, turmeric and thin coconut milk and cook until the pumpkin is' done
- 7
Pour the Coconut milk, thick onto the ground rice, mustard and garlic and add to the pumpkin mixture, stirring as it thickens
- 8
Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes