If you love masala with sweet vegetables like pumpkin, then this Spiced Masala Pumpkin Recipe is for you. It is an easy and quick-to-make savory dish. I love its sweet and spicy taste, and Iโm sure youโll enjoy it too. It is also a delicious addition to my Side Dishes collection.
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Spiced Masala Pumpkin
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course, Veg FoodCuisine: Indian4
servings20
minutes20
minutes100
kcal40
minutesThis sweet and spicy “Spiced Masala Pumpkin” is most famous Indian dish and best go with puri but you can also have it with roti or paraths.
Ingredients
Raw pumpkin (เคเคฆเฅเคฆเฅ) – 1/2
Onion (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค) – 2 medium
Tomato (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ) – 2
Ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) – 1 1 inch
Garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) – 3-4 cloves
Green chilli (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) – 1
Fresh coriander (เคนเคฐเคพ เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) – few sprigs
Garam masala – 1/1 tbsp.
Turmeric (เคนเคฒเฅเคฆเฅ) powder – 1 tsp.
Coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ) powder – 1 tbsp.
Cumin (เคเฅเคฐเคพ) powder – 1 tbsp.
Asafoetida (เคนเฅเคเค) – a pinch
Oil (เคคเฅเคฒ) – 3 tbsp.
Water (เคชเคพเคจเฅ) – 2 cups
Salt (เคจเคฎเค) as per taste.
Directions
- Dice cut raw pumpkin (เคเคฆเฅเคฆเฅ). Finely chop onions (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), green chilli (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) and fresh coriander (เคนเคฐเคพ เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ). Make puree of tomatoes (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ). Crush ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ). Keep aside.
- In a pan heat oil and add chopped green chilli (เคนเคฐเฅ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค); crushed ginger (เค เคฆเคฐเค) and garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ). Sautรฉ until raw aroma of garlic (เคฒเคนเคธเฅเคจ) goes away, don’t burn.
- Immediately add chopped onions (เคชเฅเคฏเคพเค), sautรฉ till golden brown.
- Add tomato (เคเคฎเคพเคเคฐ) puree with garam masala, turmeric (เคนเคฒเฅเคฆเฅ) powder, coriander (เคงเคจเคฟเคฏเคพ), cumin (เคเฅเคฐเคพ) powder, red chilli (เคฒเคพเคฒ เคฎเคฟเคฐเฅเค) powder, asafoetida (เคนเฅเคเค). Sautรฉ on medium until oil start separating from sides of pan; keep staring.
- Add salt. Mix well.
- Add pumpkin (เคเคฆเฅเคฆเฅ) pieces and mix well so masala full coat over each pumpkin (เคเคฆเฅเคฆเฅ) piece; add water and cook medium for 10-15 minutes or pumpkin (เคเคฆเฅเคฆเฅ) become soft enough. Don’t overcook, keep pumpkin (เคเคฆเฅเคฆเฅ) pieces; not make it mesh.
- Serve hot with roti or rice.
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