Pumpkin - One of my favorite vegetables though I cannot face once after halloween all the way till the new year! This is a very simple recipe that you can spice up and have on the side or eat as a light meal, specially if you add peanut powder for protein.
Ingredients:
1) 1 half of a small pumpkin, cut into 1 inch cubes and rinse
2) 1 tspn of vegetable oil or ghee ( clarified butter)
3) 1/2 tspn cumin seeds
4) 1 dried red chilli or 1 green chilli ( if you like chillies then you can finely chop these, but if you prefer a mild taste then leave it whole, just slit down the middle)
5) 1/2 tspn garam masala /half a cup of crushed peanuts( optional)
6) 2 tbspn water
7) salt to taste
Method:
1) Heat a non stick wok, and add the oil/ ghee
1) Heat a non stick wok, and add the oil/ ghee
2) once the oil is hot, add in the cumin seeds
3) once the cumin seeds brown add in the chilli
4) add the cubed pumpkin and saute so that the cumin and oil is evenly spread
5) cover and let cook for 5 minutes
6) add water and cover and cook for another 5 minutes or till the pumpkin is cooked through but not mushy.
7) add peanut powder or garam masala, and season with salt.
8) eat hot :)
You can also use the same prep with boiled - potatoes, sweet potatoes and yams.
