Spaghetti Squash stir fry

Some days back, while doing the weekly grocery , my hubby's eye fell on this lovely vegetable 'spaghetti squash'. He is a guy who likes to try anything and everything when it comes to veggies.Will he leave this veggie then ?

This lovely vegetable was sitting in my counter for quite some days.Finally ,today happened to be the inaugural ceremony of tasting this vegetable.Though it resembles pumkin, I know, here in US even pumpkin tastes different from India. I was completely clueless about the taste but wanted to try my hand.

The process of shelling was quite tough ,but managed. Since this being my first attempt on spaghetti squash, I wanted to play a safe game.Kerala style 'thoran' is the idea behind this recipe.The final product turned out nice with a perfect taste and a beautiful texture.

Ingredients

Spaghetti Squash ................ 3 cups, shelled and cubed to 1 inch

Coconut ............................. 2 tbsp grated

Salt .................................... to taste

Sambar powder ................. 3/4 tsp * see note

Dry Red chilli ....................... 1 broken to pieces

Mustard seeds..................... 3/4 tsp

Urad dal ............................. 3/4 tsp

Turmeric Powder ................ 1/4 tsp ,divided

Asafoetida .......................... a big pinch

Coconut Oil ........................ 1 1/2 tsp

Coriander leaves .................... few

Curry leaves....................... few

Method

1. Bring a pot of water to boil with some salt and turmeric.
2. Add the spaghetti squash and boil till done. (it should be boiled ,still hold its shape)
3. Take a shallow pan and add oil.
4. Once oil is hot add mustard and urad along with broken chilli.
5. Add boiled squash along with turmeric,asafoetida and salt.
6. In a small bowl, mix sambar powder with a tsp of water and add it to the squash.( water helps in distributing the sambar masala to the vegetables uniformly)
7. Cook for 2 minutes.Then top it with coconut.
8. Stir for a minute and add coriander and curry leaves.

Enjoy with steaming rice as a Side dish.

Note

If you don't have sambar powder,dry roast 1/2 tsp channa dal,2 red chillies and 1 tsp coriander seeds.Cool and grind it to a fine powder.