That does not work; I tell her I will deal with the recalcitrant pumpkin myself. I will not be moved from my resolve to make kootu for lunch. Is it like this in your home too?

Kootu Serves: 3-4 Ingredients 150 gm chana dal, washed and soaked in water 1 large raw banana, diced 100 gm yam, diced 100 gm ash gourd or white pumpkin, diced 1½ cup grated coconut 1 tsp haldi ...

Parangikkai paal kootu is a mouthwatering dish which tastes good when served with vethakozhumbu. Cook the green gram and pumpkin in water and mash well. Grind coconut, cumin, dried red chilli into ...

But that’s the price to pay if every household insists on making the famous Sankranti kootu – a festival stew with vegetable available in the market. Avarekai, gourds, and root vegetables ...