Pumpkin ki khatti meethi sabji

• Servings: 4-5
• Preparation time: 6 minutes.
• Frying time: 15 minutes.
• Cooking time: 7 minutes.
• Total time: 28 minutes.

Pumpkin is excellent source of beta carotene and vitamin A; it is Very low in saturated fat and low in cholesterol, so, why are you waiting for? Cook this recipe today and enjoy!

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin: 500 gm.
• Potato: 1 no. (Medium size)
• Mustard oil/cooking oil: 2 tablespoon
• Panch-phoran (Mustard seed, fennel seed, cumin seed, Kalonji and fenugreek seed): half teaspoon
• Dry red chilli: 2-3 no.
• Garlic: 2-3 flakes
• Tamarind pulp: 1 teaspoon
• Jaggery: 1 teaspoon (as per your taste)
• Salt: 1 teaspoon
• Coriander powder: 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric powder: half teaspoon
• Red chilli powder: 1 tablespoon

Preparation:

1. Chop the pumpkin and potato into 1-2” pieces. Keep aside.
2. Chop garlic into small pieces. Keep aside.

Method:

1. Take a heavy bottom pan, put oil and heat it on full flame, when it is starts to smoke, add whole chilli and panch-phoran.
2. When it turns brown; add a pinch of turmeric powder and chopped garlic.
3. Put chopped potatoes into the oil, sauté on high flame.
4.  Stir fry until half done, (About 3-5 minutes); add chopped pumpkin, stir and cook until half done, add chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt.
5. Continue to fry for 2-3 minutes, add one cup of water, and cook till it is done(about 3-4 minutes).
6. Add tamarind and Jaggery into it. stir it.
7. Cook it further till tamarind and Jaggery get dissolved. (About 2-3 minutes).
8. Put off the flame. Transfer into serving bowl.
9. “Pumpkin ki khatti mitti sabji” is ready for serve as a side dish or serve with poori, paratha or rice.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

Pumpkin ki khatti meethi sabji by Nag Ratna Sahu is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.