Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Spicy Sweet Squash (Meetha Kaddu)

This post has been languishing in my drafts for months, like many others. Today is one of those days when I am blissfully unaware of anything. Little S is napping and I am listening to Begum Parveen Sultana happy to have this  hour to myself. I skip from one beautiful, soulful singer to another and a sort of peace descends over me. 
These peaceful moments are very rare these days and I try to grab every moment I can. Just like in cooking, my son's choice of food dominates. There are days when  all we eat is varan-bhaat and call it a night and others when we gobble grilled cheese sandwiches and watch cartoons and enjoy ourselves. 

I like pumpkin/ squash a lot and try and make it when possible. It adapts itself wonderfully well to any seasoning, sweetish or spicy and is a treat to eat it in any avatar. Roll it in a fulka or enjoy with a dish of sabudana khichadi on days you fast. Or simply try it this method I have shown below. either way you have a tasty vegetable dish on your table.




1/2 lb. Red pumpkin ( I used Butternut Squash)
2 Tbs. Oil
Pinch Asafetida
1/2 tsp Fenugreek Seeds
2 Tsp Ginger, chopped
1 tsp. Green Chiles
1/2 tsp. Turmeric powder
1/2 tsp Red chile powder
Salt to taste
1/2 tsp Mango/  Amchur powder
1 Tbsp. Jaggery grated/ powdered
2 Tbsp Cilantro, chopped


Wash, peel and cut the pumpkin/ squash into 3/4 inch cubes
Cut the peel into 1 inch pieces
Heat Oil in a pan and add asafetida, fenugreek seeds and saute until golden brown (dark brown will result ina bitter taste)
Add ginger, green chilies, turmeric, red chili powder and cut peel and cook for 1 minute. Add the cubed pumpkin and mix.
Add salt to taste and 1/2 cup water. Cook covered on high heat, stirring occasionally until the water evaporates.
Uncover, add mango powder and jaggery, cook for a minute
Add cilantro, mix well
Serve hot with pooris/ roti.

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5 comments:

Hari Chandana P said...

Wowwwww... such a delicious and tempting recipe.. looks absolutely inviting :)
Indian Cuisine

Priya Suresh said...

Super delicious meetha kaddu,makes me drool..

Hamaree Rasoi said...

Squash looks to be delicious and colorful.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

Unknown said...

I crave for such days of bliss. In my hometown this kaddu is prepared on special days, festivals, weddings called BHOKRA bhaji.. it has a grinded mixture of dry coconut and khus khus...makes it super rich and super tasty...my MOM makes a everyday version of this bhaji by adding curry leaves and skiping the grinded mixture..we do not add amchur.. will try next time onwards....love your rec's...
Love Ash.

Manasi said...

Thank U Hari Chandana!
Thank U Priya, looks like u like kaddu too :)
Thank U , Deepa!
Thank U Ash, Hope one day u will post ur Mom's version, I should like to try that.

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