Fried Pumpkin: Indian Style
By: ping
Published: Monday, November 22, 2010 - 8:25am

Ingredients




1 small pumpkin, skinned & seeded, cut into large cubes
2 sprigs curry leaves, discard stalks
2 tablespoons mustard seeds
5 dried chllies or more if you like it hot, soaked to soften and discard some of the seeds
2 large onions, finely chopped
2 tablespoons grated ginger
1 tablespoon turmeric powder
1 tablespoon coriander powder


for frying, I used grapeseed oil

Preparation

1 Heat oil in pan and stir in curry leaves, mustard seeds and dried chillies until the mustard seeds start to pop. 





 2 Remove chillies.
 3 Add chopped onions and grated ginger and fry until onions are soft.
 4 Toss in diced pumpkin, turmeric powder and coriander powder and stir to combine.
 5 Add about a half cup of water, stir and simmer covered, until liquid evaporates and pumpkin turns soft.  6 If needed, add more water, cover and simmer until the desired texture. Do not put in too much water or pumpkin will become mushy.


 7 Add salt to taste.
(Sprinkle with some chopped fresh coriander if desired)

About


A nice change to the traditional dishes for this holiday season.

Comments:
Andie Mitchell

Hey there! This is such a different dish, I love it. I've been browsing pumpkin recipes all week just hoping to find something that would stand out a little more than the standards everyone's used to! Thanks for the recipe!!