Halwai September 15, 2024

Ingredients:

• 500 g – red Pumpkin
• 1 – small Potato
• 2 – Garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 – medium Onion chopped
• 1 tbsp – Butter
• 3/4 cup – low fat Milk
• a pinch of ground Nutmeg
• Freshly ground black pepper
• Chopped Coriander leaves for garnishing.
• Salt to taste.

Method:

  1. Wash and remove the skin and the seeds from the pumpkin, and cut it into cubes.
  2. Peel the potato and cut into small pieces and cook it with the pumpkin in a pan by adding water.
  3. Heat butter in another pan and add garlic. Fry this for few seconds.
  4. Now add onions and fry till light brown in colour.
  5. Next add cooked pumpkin and potatoes and stir for 2 mins.
  6. When the mixture is cool, grind it into a smooth paste.
  7. Transfer the paste back into the pan, add water and milk.
  8. To this, add salt pepper and nutmeg and give it a boil.
  9. Serve hot in a bowl and garnish it with chopped coriander leaves.

Recipe courtesy of Fazil