Cuisine: Karnataka state of India
Ingredients:
Sweet pumpkin – 1 small
Jaggery – 2 cups (adjust according to your taste)
Coconut milk – 3 cups
Cardamom powder / Vanilla powder – ¼ tsp
Water – as required
Method:
Peel the sweet pumpkin and remove the seeds in it. Then chop the sweet pumpkin into small cubes. Take a vessel and put chopped pumpkin in it and pour water till the pumpkin pieces cover. Let it boil until the pumpkin pieces become soft. Once cooked, mash some of the cooked pumpkin pieces in the vessel itself. Add jaggery and let it cook. After the mixture becomes thick, add coconut milk and cardamom/vanilla powder. Cook until the Sihi Kumbalakai Payasa / Sweet Pumpkin Pudding becomes a little thick. Turn off the flame and let it cool before serving.
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