Kumbalanga Pachadi/Winter Melon(Ash Gourd) Pachadi

Ingredients
Winter Melon        1 cup (Peeled,de seed and diced)
Water                    1/4 cup or less
Salt                        to taste
For Grinding
Coconut grated     1 cup
Water                    1/2 cup
Green chillies        2-3
Ginger                   11/2" piece
Yogurt                   1 cup
For Tempering
Coconut oil        3 tsp
Mustard seeds     1/2 tsp
Dry Red Chillies       1-2

Curry Leaves          a few

 Method of preparing

-Grind together the coconut,chillies and ginger  along with water into a smooth paste.Lastly add yogurt and blend for 2 seconds and keep this aside.
-Cook the melon along with water and salt till soft.Once cooked there should not be any water left.
-Add the coconut-yogurt paste and when it just starts to boil off the flame.
-Heat oil in a small pan,splutter the mustard seeds,add the dry red chillies and the curry leaves.Now pour this into the cooked melon gravy.
-Serve this as a side dish with rice and sambhar

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