SWEET & SOUR YELLOW PUMPKIN CURRY

SWEET SOUR YELLOW PUMPKIN CURRY

KADDU/ PETHA / SITAPHAL

Yellow pumpkin is called many different names in hindi like Kaddu, Petha or Sitaphal too. Sweet-sour pumpkin sabzi is mostly prepared in U.P state. This sabzi is prepared with yellow pumpkin. For cooking Kaddu ki sabzi first hard thick skin need to be peeled off and remove the inner seeds. Cut the pumpkin into small pieces and cook this dish with sweet-sour ingredients. Yellow pumpkin sabzi taste delicious if served  poori and paratha

INGREDIENTS:-

* Yellow pumpkin - 500 grams

* Mustard oil - 2 to 3 tbsp

* Green coriander - 2 to 3 tbsp (finely chopped)

* Ginger paste - 1 tsp

* Green chilli - 2 (finely chopped)

* Asafoetida - 1 pinch

* Fenugreek seeds - 1/2 tsp

* Kalonji (Magrella) less than 1/4 tsp

* Fennel seeds - less than 1/4 tsp

* Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp

* Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp

* Garam masala - 1/4 tsp

* Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp

* Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

* Mango powder - 1/2 tsp

* Coriander powder - 1 tsp

* Sugar -2 tsp

* Salt - 1 tsp (as per taste)

METHOD:-

1. First of all for cooking Kaddu ki sabzi first hard thick skin need to be peeled off and remove the inner seeds. Cut the pumpkin into small pieces

2. Heat oil in a wok and then add asafoetida, fenugreek seeds,kalonji, mustard seeds,cumin seeds and fennel .

3. when these panch phoran masala  splutter, add turmeric powder, ginger paste, green chillies and coriander powder

4. Saute the whole spices for a while.  Now add pumpkin pieces, salt and red chilli powder 

5. Stir for a while, cover and cook for 4 to 5 minutes on low flame. Check the sabzi for 5 minutes. Stir the sabzi very well, cover again and cook for 4 to 5  more minutes. Now check the sabzi again

6. No need to add water,cover and cook again for 5 to six minutes

7. Check the sabzi,when pumpkin pieces  turned soft. Add garam masala, mango powder, sugar and half the amount of green coriander and mix well.

8. Stir the sabzi and cook for 1  more minute. Within 15 minutes, sweet & sour pumpkin sabji is ready

9. Take out the pumpkin sabzi in a bowl and serve with  hot pooris and paratha

NOTE:-

1. If you make for vrat or fast purpose then  cumin seeds and rock or black salt and green black pepper would be used
2. You can see one more recipe of Sitaphal/Kaddu then click on Sita phal /Kaddu ki burfi

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