Poosanikkai Kootu/ White Pumpkin Kootu in Instant Pot

                                          Poosanikkai Kootu

                                       White Pumpkin Kootu

                           Call it White Pumpkin or Poosanikkai belongs to the Squash family. When we make Sambhar, kootu it is a wonderful side dish and a healthier one too.

It needs only a few ingredients to prepare this kootu.

Poosanikkai  -  1 cup
Channa Dhal  - 1/4 cup
Curry Leaves few
salt

To Grind
Coconut         - 2 tbsps
Chilli              - 1
Bengal Gram Dhal- 1 tbsp ( Pottukadalai)
Cumin            - 1/2 tsp

To Seasoning
Urad dhal - 1/2 tsp
Cumin      - 1/4 tsp


First grind the coconut, chili, Bengal gram dhal, and cumin and keep them aside.
Now In the Instant Pot, cook the white pumpkin, channa dhal, in the Instant Pot, In that choose Pressure Cook -Vegetable Mode- Temperature high - time 10 minutes. When it is done it will switch to warm

Now heat a pan. Add 1 tsp oil. When it is hot add the seasoning and curryleaves. Switch off the stove  Then open the Instant Pot. turn it to saute mode and add this seasoning to the cooked pumpkin and  Channadhal.
Next step add the ground coconut mix to it.
After two minutes add the salt and mix well and then turn off the Instant Pot
Poosanikkai Kootu is ready to serve with hot rice / Roti.

{Tips you can substitute Pottukkadalai with 1 tbsp of channa dhal. If you are using channa dhal for grinding just dry roast it on the pan till it is golden and substitute it for pottukadalai }