Pumpkin Curry in 5 Minutes - Rajasthani Style

As I got the big pumpkin from the grocery store, I am trying new recipes out of it. Here is one more interesting Pumpkin curry in Rajasthani Style. This curry is prepared with tomato and curd which are added to the seasoning spices to make irresistible taste. As I noticed, pumpkin is beautifully gel with any combination of gravy of Indian style cooking. It tastes best with steam rice and even with roti/chapati. Learn more how to make this super easy delicious curry dish by following step by step recipe.

Check out some other recipes which i tried:

Pumpkin kootu / Pumpkin Curry

Pumpkin Spicy Curry

Poosanikai/ Kaddu/ Pumpkin Masala Sabzi 

Pumpkin Soup Recipe

Pumpkin Masala Sabzi

Pumpkin Beans/Mixed Pulses Sabzi

Ingredients:

Pumpkin – 2 cups (Chopped)

Potato – 1 cup (Chopped)

Tomato – 2 nos. (Chopped)

Curd – ¼ cup                                            

Cloves – 4 nos

Cardamom – 3 nos.

Nigella Seeds/ Kalonji – 1 tsp

Turmeric Powder – ¼ tsp

Chili Powder – 1 tsp

Hing/Asafoetida – ¼ tsp

Coriander Seeds Powder – ½ tsp

Cumin Seed Powder – ½ tsp

Garam Masala Powder – 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Oil for seasoning

Pumpkin Curry- Rajasthani Style

Method:

Step 01) As raw pumpkin skin is very hard to cut with knife, it is better to cook this vegetable in microwave for about 5 minutes. Let it cool and it becomes very easy to remove the outer skin, and then chop them into smaller pieces.

 

Step 02) Boil the potato pieces in microwave for about 8 mins.

Step 03) Blend the cardamom and cloves into powder

Step 04) Heat a pan with 1 tbsp of oil add the nigella seeds/kalonji and add the blended cardamom and cloves powder and saute them for a minutes

 

Step 05) Add tomato and fry for 1 minutes and then add curd, turmeric powder, chili powder, cumin seed powder, coriander powder, salt, hing/asofoetida and mix well and cook till tomato turns into mushy 

  

Step 06) Add the cooked pumpkin and potato and half cup of cooked pumpkin water and add garam Masala mix well to the gravy & cook for a minute and switch off the gas

 

Step 07) Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with steam rice.

Pumpkin Curry - Rajasthani Style

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