Autumn is here and settled nicely after glorious summer we had in the UK..Sky is turning grey, days are getting shorter, darker and cooler. Took some time but now we are getting used to this change..already put away shorts, skirts and sandals and ready to put on new jumpers, gloves and scarfs. Time to say good bye to chilled drinks, cold salads and ice creams and welcoming hearty and warm soups, hot curries ,daals
and sometimes hot hot fried snacks !!!
While deciduous trees are shed their orange and brown leaves , fall’s favourite ingredient pumpkin with rich and nutty flavour, enters into markets and in our kitchens. In food blogging world and food magazines are flooded with recipes of savoury pumpkin soups to pumpkin sweets .
Kolu, Kola or Kaddu translates Pumpkin.
This particular kaddu ki sabji is from Rajasthan..little tangy, spicy and mildly sweet sabji ,goes well with roti or puri.
You will need :-
- 500 g peeled and cubed pumpkin
- 3-4 tbsp. oil
- 1-2 dry red chillies
- 1/2 tsp. cumin seeds
- 1/2 tsp. mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp. methi seeds ( fenugreek )
- Pinch of hing ( asafoetida )
- 1/2 tsp tumeric powder
- 1 tsp red chilli powder
- 2 tsp dhana jeera powder ( cumin and coriander powder )
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 1/2 tsp amchoor powder
- salt to taste
- 2 tbsp jaggery or brown sugar
- handful fresh finely chopped coriander
Method :-
Heat oil in a kadai, add mustard seeds, after they crackle add cumin and methi seeds.
Now add dry red chillies and hing.
After few seconds add cubed pumpkin and stir well.
Cook at least five minutes and add other masala powders along with jaggery and amchoor powder.
Once again mix well and cook another 2-3 minutes.
Add enough water to cook the pumpkin, I needed more than a cup, depend how much gravy you want. I like this sabji with lots of gravy.
Cook till sabji is well cooked but not mushy. ( It will take 20-22 minutes )
Garnish with coriander and serve with hot round and soft gujarati rotlis
Looks yummy.. I'll make it for myself.. hubby doesn't like pumpkin.
Beautifully made pumpkin sabzi…I can tell it is delicious. The clicks are lovely, and I love it that the pumpkins don't looked mashed up.
drooling bhabhi
Delicious and lovely looking pumpkin subzi. Simply droolworthy.
Deepa
Pumpkin is the sweetest veggie i know.When you add it to your cooking its a heaven.Lovely subji.
Delicious pumpkin subzi..Can have rite now with some rice..
I love the idea of a pumpkin curry – so much more original than a soup or bread! And to me, pumpkin by itself never has the best flavor, so I love the addition of spice…
Will be sure to make this- totally my kind of sabji, and we have pumpkins aplenty this year. This is bound to please my husband too- thanks so much 🙂
looks really delicious!
Looks very delicious!!
Sabji looks very delicious.. love to have with some hot roti's..
wow .. they look gorgeous and super tempting
Lovely recipe thanks for sending it to my events.
One of my favorite things about fall is pumpkins. Great recipe!
What a great way to use pumpkin. Thanks for the awesome recipe.
This meal looks so delicious and comforting! Need to try it this autumn!
I just love pumpkin recipes, sweet and savory – I'll have to give this a try!