This is a delicious curry rich with many health benefits. Pumpkin is rich in beta carotene which is an anti-oxidant that protects against heart diseases and reduces the risk of cancer. Easy to prepare dish.
Ingredients
Red Pumpkin pieces 1 cup
1 Onion
A small lemon sized tamarind
2-3 green chillies
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp chilly powder
1 tbsp jaggery (adjust according to your taste)
Salt to taste
Seasoning Ingredients
2-3 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
2-3 red chillies
curry leaves
1 inch cinnamon stick
2-3 cloves
Method
Cut the pumpkin pieces to 2 inch cubes. Chop the onions and keep aside. Soak tamarind in 1 cup water and keep it aside.
Now take a cooking vessel, add oil and add all the seasoning ingredients and then add onions, green chillies slit to half, fry for 2-3 minutes. Now add pumpkin pieces and fry for 5 min and cover the vessel with lid for another 5 minutes.
Then add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder and close the lid for another 5 minutes.
Now add water and let it boil till the pumpkin pieces turn soft. Once it is done add the tamarind juice and let it boil for 5 minutes.
Finally add the jaggery and bring it to boil for 2 minutes with lid covered till the stew turns thick.
Finally add 1 tbsp ghee and garnish with coriander leaves and turn off the flame.
Serve hot with rice.
Ingredients
Red Pumpkin pieces 1 cup
1 Onion
A small lemon sized tamarind
2-3 green chillies
1/4 tbsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp chilly powder
1 tbsp jaggery (adjust according to your taste)
Salt to taste
Seasoning Ingredients
2-3 tbsp cooking oil
1/2 tbsp mustard seeds
1/2 tbsp cumin seeds
1/2 tbsp fenugreek seeds
2-3 red chillies
curry leaves
1 inch cinnamon stick
2-3 cloves
Method
Cut the pumpkin pieces to 2 inch cubes. Chop the onions and keep aside. Soak tamarind in 1 cup water and keep it aside.
Now take a cooking vessel, add oil and add all the seasoning ingredients and then add onions, green chillies slit to half, fry for 2-3 minutes. Now add pumpkin pieces and fry for 5 min and cover the vessel with lid for another 5 minutes.
Then add salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder and close the lid for another 5 minutes.
Now add water and let it boil till the pumpkin pieces turn soft. Once it is done add the tamarind juice and let it boil for 5 minutes.
Finally add the jaggery and bring it to boil for 2 minutes with lid covered till the stew turns thick.
Finally add 1 tbsp ghee and garnish with coriander leaves and turn off the flame.
Serve hot with rice.
