Pumpkin Masala

Never knew how to cook pumpkin till I watched this cookery show and thought of adapting the recipe to my tastes.

Microwave the yellow pumpkin pieces cut into squares for 1-2 minutes.(Pumpkin is a water vegetable and cooks fast if the hard skin is totally discarded).

Take a tablespoon of oil in a non-stick pan. Add Red chillies,jeera(cumin),two cardamons, finely chopped onions, ginger garlic paste and saute.Add one tablespoon of finely ground peanuts(optional if you have nut allergy), two tablespoons grated coconut or dry coconut powder, and add water to it. Bring it to a boil. Add the pumpkin pieces, coriander leaves (dhaniya patta) , red chilly powder,lower the flame and let it cook till the gravy thickens.(if the gravy is not thick enough add two tablespoons of curd/yogurt) Add 1 teaspoon garam masala to it, mix and turn off the heat. Tastes very good with rotis.

You can make this curry with Lauki (gourd) too.