Mangalorean Style Kuvalyacho Pollav Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Curry Recipe)

Archana's Kitchen

April 23, 2025

5314 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 30 M|Total: 40 M

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Lunch

Cuisine:Mangalorean

Mangalorean Style Kuvalyacho Pollav Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Curry Recipe) is a simple traditional Mangalore curry which uses coconut as its base to make the gravy. Usually the onions and coconut used in this recipe are sun dried and then ground along with other spices into a course paste. But as the lifestyle changed people starting making it on the pan itself. But whatever it is the true flavor of the old traditional flavors will always remain divine.

Serve the Mangalorean Style Kuvalyacho Pollav Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Curry Recipe) along with some steamed rice or phulka.

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Serve the Mangalorean Style Kuvalyacho Pollav Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Curry Recipe) along with some steamed rice or phulka.

If you are looking for more mangalorean Recipes here are some :

Ingredients

250 Kaddu (Parangikai/ Pumpkin)

1 Onion, sliced

1/2 Turmeric powder (Haldi)

1/2 Coriander Powder (Dhania)

Salt, to taste

Water, as required

1 Onion, sliced

1/4 Fresh coconut, grated

1 Ajwain (Carom seeds)

1/2 Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1 Coriander (Dhania) Seeds

18 Tamarind

3 Dry Red Chillies

Instructions for Mangalorean Style Kuvalyacho Pollav Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Curry Recipe)

We begin making the Mangalorean Style Kuvalyacho Pollav Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Curry Recipe) by crackling the mustard seeds, jeera seeds, coriander seeds and then add the sauteed onions. Saute till it is translucent and then add the grated coconut.

Saute till it is golden brown. Leave it to cool down and then grind it into a coarse mixture by adding some water if required.

Heat a pressure cooker, add some oil, saute the sliced onions and add the chopped pumpkin and finally add in the ground paste. Add some extra water around 1 cup and mix well.

Add in the spice powder and check for salt. Once that is done, pressure cook for about 4 whistle and release the pressure naturally and serve.

Serve the Mangalorean Style Kuvalyacho Pollav Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Curry Recipe) along with some steamed rice or phulka.