Method for making sweet pumpkin idli or sihi kumbalakai sihi kadubu:

• Firstly heat a pan on low to medium flame and add fine rava. Dry roast on a low flame for 5 to 6 mins until you get a nice aroma from rava. Turn off the heat and allow to cool it completely.
• Mean while peel the skin of the sweet pumpkin and grate it using a grater. Keep it aside.
• Once the rava mixture is cooled completely, add grated sweet pumpkin. Give it a good mix and cover the lid.
• Rest this mixture for 30 mins. So that the rava and sweet pumpkin mixture set properly.
• Now remove the lid and add jaggery to the sweet pumpkin and rava mixture.
• Similarly add grated coconut, cardamom powder and a pinch of salt.
• Mix it well using hands by pressing gently. Sweet pumpkin and jaggery releases water content while mixing. so you don't need extra water for mixing. If needed add 2 tbsp of water while mixing.
• It becomes a whole mass or a dough form. Make medium size balls from the mixture and keep it aside.
• Meanwhile grease the idli plate or any steaming vessel with little ghee or oil. preferably coconut oil.
• Now slightly press the sweet pumpkin balls over the idli plate.
• Heat a idli cooker or a thick bottomed pan over medium flame and add water. when the water starts to boil, place the idli plates and cover the lid.
• Steam cook this for 15 to 20 mins. Turn off the heat and carefully remove the idli plates from idli cooker. cool this for 2 to 3 mins.
• Take out pumpkin sweet idlis to a plate. Now the healthy, tasty sweet pumpkin idli or sihi kumbalakai sihi kadubu is ready to serve!
• Serve this with a spoonful of ghee and enjoy.