Ashan & Naduni Make Traditional Sri Lankan Pumpkin Curry | වට්ටක්කා කරිය | Life and Ashan

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Had my friend and Sri Lankan Instagrammer Naduni (@colourpop_lk) over for a cooking session and boy we had loads of fun shooting this. We made a yummy traditional Sri Lankan Pumpkin Curry since its obviously Pumpkin season. Make it and you'll love it and maybe pair it with a Pumpkin Spice Latte after!
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*Shot on iPhone XS Max. Apologies if there are drops in video quality! Just getting started with video editing myself without fancy gear. :)*
RECIPE
Sri Lankan Traditional Pumpkin Curry | 🎃🌱
Ingredients:
500g Pumpkin
4 cloves Garlic, chopped
3 Green Chilies, chopped
1 Red Onion, diced
5 inch Pandan Leaf
1 sprig Curry Leaves
1 stick Cinnamon
1/2 tsp Roasted Fenugreek Seeds
1 tbsp Sri Lankan Unroasted Curry Powder
1 tsp Turmeric Powder
1 tsp Black Pepper, ground
Salt
Water
1 cup Coconut Milk
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Ingredients and Method for the Coconut-Rice Paste:
1/2 cup Scraped Coconut
3 tbsp Rice, soaked in water for an hour
1 tbsp Black Mustard Seeds
A few Curry Leaves and Green Chillies
Grind everything in to a paste
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Method
Clean, de-seed and cut the Pumpkin in to squares
Add the Pumpkin pieces in to a pot and add the Garlic, Green Chilies, Red Onion, Pandan Leaves, Curry Leaves, Cinnamon and Fenugreek Seeds
Add the Sri Lankan Unroasted Curry Powder, Turmeric Powder and Black Pepper and Salt well
Add water until half way of the Pumpkins, mix well, cover and cook on medium heat
Mix the Coconut-Rice Paste with the Coconut milk
Add the mixture in to the Pumpkins when the Pumpkins are half way cooked
Once the Pumpkins are all the way cooked and the gravy gets thickened, take it off the stove, taste for Salt
Done!
Serve with freshly cooked rice with any other Curry! 🤤
Enjoy and follow for more tasty stuff on @lifeandashan 🙌🏼🎉😋

[@naduniperera9888]

Watching this after so long and it's still a fun video 🥰

[@CRAVEDbyAshan]

You're the best! We should do one again soon.

[@naduniperera9888]

@@CRAVEDbyAshan I like the sound of that 😍

[@PalinySamayal]

Yummy yummy 😋

[@wanigasinghewedding1013]

Yuuuuummmm 🙌🙌🙌

[@CRAVEDbyAshan]

Thanks!

[@TheMapMaker]

Looks Yummy... ♥

[@CRAVEDbyAshan]

Thanks! 😁