Sweet and Salty Pumpkin (Khatta Meetha Kaddu)

Sweet and Salty Pumpkin (khatta meetha kaddu)

Ingredients 

500gms pumpkin 

Two cloves 

Four round black pepper  

Pint sized asafoetida

One red chilly cut into four pieces 

Two table spoon vegetable oil  

One small teaspoon tsp Fenugreek seeds (Methi)

One small tsp coriander powder

One small tsp turmeric powder

One small tsp red chilly powder

One small tsp mango powder

One small tsp garam masala powder

Two table spoon sugar

Finely chopped coriander leaves

Salt to taste

Cooking the delicious way:

1. Peel off the pumpkin and cut it into small pieces. Wash it and put the chopped pumpkin into a strainer to get rid off the excess water.

2. Put oil in the pressure cooker or a non-stick pan with deep base.

3. Let it turn hot and put asafetida, cloves and the pepper into it.

4. Fry the fenugreek seeds and the chilly into the mixture. Let the seeds turn golden brown.

5. Now put the pumpkin, salt, coriander, turmeric, mango powder and sugar into the pan or the cooker.

6. In using the cooker, cover the lid and let the initial two whistles blow on high heat and then cook it on low heat for another 5-6 minutes. If using the pan cook the mixture for 10-15 minutes on low heat till the pieces become soft. Now mash the pieces.

7. Add garam masala.

8. Garnish it with green coriander and serve hot.