Ingredients:

• Red Pumpkin – 1/2 Kg
• Potato – 1 (Small)
• Onion -1 (Medium)
• Garlic – 2 Flakes
• Butter – 1 tbsp
• Milk – 1 Cup (Low-fat)
• Ground Nutmeg – A pinch
• Freshly ground Black Pepper
• Salt to taste
• Chopped Parsley for garnishing.

Method:

1. Wash, remove the skin and the seeds from the pumpkin and cut into cubes.
2. Wash the potato and cook it with the pumpkin cubes in a pressure cooker.
3. Remove the skin of the cooked potato and chop it into cubes.
4. Chop the onion lengthwise.
5. Chop the garlic finely.
6. Heat butter in a saucepan and add garlic, fry for a minute on a slow fire without browning.
7. Then add the chopped onion, fry till light brown.
8. Next add the cooked pumpkin and potato cubes, fry for 2 minutes.
9. Then grind the pumpkin mixture into a fine paste.
10. Transfer the ground paste back to the saucepan, add some water, salt, pepper and nutmeg powder. (If you like it, you may add a little paprika for taste)
11. Boil for a minute, add cold milk and bring it to a boil.
12. Serve hot in a bowl garnished with butter and chopped parsley along with green salad and bread.

Recipe courtesy of Mrs. Rao