Prep 10 m
Cook 20m
Serves
4
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Ingredients

    1 slice of pumpkin (almost 425gms)

    1 green chilli, sliced longitudinally

    1/4 tsp turmeric powder

    1 tsp black cumin or nigella sativa seeds

    10 curry leaves, fresh

    1 tsp mustard oil for cooking

    1 tbsp mustard oil for drizzling

    Salt as per taste

    1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder

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Method

1. Peel the skin of the pumpkin; chop them into 2-inch cubes.

2. Boil the pumpkins in little water (enough as to boil them evenly).

3. Heat a small pan, add mustard oil. Once heated, add black cumin seeds, green chilli and once it starts spluttering, add the boiled pumpkin cubes.

4. Mash the pumpkin evenly, add turmeric and salt.

5. Cook for 5 minutes. Drizzle raw mustard oil on top and stir in.

6. Sprinkle roasted cumin powder before serving.

7. Serve it hot or at room temperature.

Ishita B.Saha

The writer is the author of the culinary travel blog ishitaunblogged.com. She is currently based in Chennai and has been a Dubai resident for two decades.

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