Thursday, 2 February 2012

Sweet and sour Butternut squash curry



Ingredients:

Butternut squash/ pumpkin - 1 lb cut in cubes


Ginger grated- 1tblsp
Green chill- 2 no. Chopped finely
Cumin & coriander powder ½ tsp eash
Hing a pinch
Salt as per the taste
Oil- 1tblsp
Dried Red chilly -2 nos
Haldi powder – ¼  tsp
Cumin seeds- ½ tsp
Dried Basil leaves & oregano- 1 tsp (optional)
Lemon juice- 1 tblsp or according to your taste
Sugar- ½ tsp

Method:

Take a small bowl. Add 1tblsp water in to it. Put coriander cumin powder, red chilly powder, haldi, basil & oregano & mix well to make a thin paste.
Heat oil in a pan. Add red chillies & cumin seeds. Let the cumin seeds splutter. Add hing, grated ginger & green chillies. Sauté for 10 sec. Then add the previously done spice paste. Mix well. Now add the pumpkin cubes. Add salt & mix well. Sprinkle some water & cover the lid. Let it cook for 8-10 min till soft. Then add sugar & mix well. Switch off the flame. Then add the lemon juice & mix well. Serve  hot with rice & roti as a side dish.



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6 comments:

  1. colorful and spicy gravy...

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  2. yummy curyy

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  3. Nice preperation, Pranati..thanks for linking it to my event

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  4. Wow! that looks delicious!! Never tried squash before. This seems like a good recipe to start with :)

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