Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater!
Pump them up…your kith and kin…pamper them with a bright n
brilliant dish using this bold n beautiful sweet veggie and see them sprint to
a healthy, nutritious diet. Enjoy them ebbing in calories amidst a generous
flow of fibre, vitamins and minerals, packing themselves with proteins all the
way. Why leave yourself out, Pete? Join them in their race to great health!
Called by
many other names like Sugar pumpkin, Pie pumpkin, Baking pumpkin, Golden nugget
pumpkin, etc. these orange gourds or golden nuggets are ever ready to extend
their skin n flesh. The secret behind their bright orange hue lies in beta
carotene that boosts eye health. While savoring the earthy flavour and sweet
taste of its creamy orange flesh don’t forget to save the shell and the seeds,
for its true treasure lies there!
Read Recipe right here....
Dish Type: South Indian Side Dish
Preparation Time: 10 min
Cooking time: 10 min
Serves: 2 persons
Ingredients
Sweet
pumpkin 250 gms
Salt to
taste 1 tsp approx.
Water Just enough to sprinkle
on the vegetable while cooking
For grinding
Raw Coconut
grated 3 tbsps
Red Chillies 4 nos.
Tamarind 2” long piece of pulp
Curry leaves 4 or 5 nos.
Turmeric pwd A pinch
Mustard
seeds 1 tsp
Jaggery 1 tsp
For seasoning:
Oil 1 tsp
Mustard seeds 1 tsp
Asafoetida A pinch
Curry leaves 4 or 5 leaves
Directions
Wash sweet
pumpkin in water. Drain the water. Remove the seeds and skin. Chop the
vegetable into small pieces. Grate raw coconut. Keep it aside.
Start
cooking with seasoning. For this, heat oil in a skillet. Put mustard seeds.
When they crackle, add curry leaves and asafoetida. Add chopped pumpkin. Sprinkle a handful of
water on it. Saute till pumpkin turns soft. While
vegetable is getting cooked….
Grind all
ingredients listed above under “for grinding”. Use little quantity of water to
grind it to chutney consistency.
Mix this
ground chutney to the boiling vegetable. At this stage, add little more salt (check if required) and jaggery, if
desired. You can continue to saute for a minute for raw smell to disappear or
take it off the flame rightaway.
Sweet
Pumpkin Kadag Puli is now ready. Use it with rotis, hot steam cooked rice or
dosas.
Tete – a - Tete:
This type of curry can also be done
using Spring Onion/Brinjal/Cucumber/Cabbage
Don’t throw away the peels of Sweet
Pumpkin. They can be used to make tasty spicy chutney.
Recipe contributed by my dear friend Smt. Padmini Prasanna
Recipes viewed here are a part of "Mangala's Potluck" section in this blog .
Also view few other Side Dish Recipes
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