Ashgourd fry | Ashgourd stir fry | Vellai Poosanikkai fry | Winter melon / White Pumpkin Stirfry

Ash gourd is also called white gourd, winter melon, winter gourd, white pumpkin. It can be used to prepare sambhar, kootu, mor kuzhambu etc. But I always make only sambar with Ashgourd and I have never tried any other recipes with it. But for the first time I made stir fry with it. This recipe was shared by my neighbor friend. It's her mother's recipe. It is a very very simple recipe and it is a perfect side dish for rice with sambar, rasam, curd.

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg White Pumpkin / Ash gourd / Winter melon / White gourd
• 1 tsp Red Chilly powder
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 tbsp Oil
• Few Curry Leaves

Preparation:
Cut the pumpkin into big slices. Deseed them and slice the flesh and remove the skin. Use only the flesh part for this recipe. Chop them into bite-size pieces and keep aside.

Method:

• Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed kadai / pan. Do not overheat the oil because to avoid the burning of the spice powders.

• When the oil is warm add chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt, curry leaves and mix well and fry for few seconds.

• Now add the chopped pumpkin pieces and mix well and saute for a minute.

• Cover and cook the pumpkin in low flame for 10 minutes. Stir in between.

• After 10 minutes open the lid and cook & saute in low flame for 5 minutes.

• Once done, transfer to a bowl or plate and serve with rice and sambhar / rasam/ curd.