Tasty Pumpkin Stir-fry (Lal Bhopalyachi Bhaji)

This is my my mom style stir-fry, I love this….

On some occasions , we cook “Satvik” food means food with no onion garlic. We cook this specially in “Shravan” month. Pumpkin is very rich in “A” vitamin.

ही पाककृती वाचा मराठीतून………… इथे क्लिक करा.

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin/Kaddu/Lal Bhopla - 250 gms
• Potato- 1 med. size
• Fenugreek seeds (methi dana)-  ¼ tsp
• Green Chilies - 5 
• Scraped Coconut – ¼ cup
• Chopped Coriander – ¼ cup
• Turmeric powder- ½ tsp
• Asafetida/Hing – ¼  tsp
• Oil – 3 to 4 tbsp
• Salt to taste 

Method:

• Remove seeds & pulp (shredded messy part). Peel the pumpkin & potato skin and cut it into ½ inch pieces. Wash and drain. Cut the chilies into 1/2 or 1 inch pieces.
• Heat oil in a kadhai/wok and add fenugreek seeds, green chilli, turmeric powder and asafetida. Sauté little and add potato. Sauté, cover and cook for 1-2 mints on simmer.
• Add pumpkin, salt and mix well.. Sauté, cover and cook for 4-5 minutes on simmer. Do not add water. Pumpkin release water. Keep stirring with soft hand in between.
• When potato and pumpkin get cooked , add scrapped coconut and chopped coriander.  Remove from gas.
• Serve hot with chappati or as side dish.

Tip:

You can use Mustard seeds – ½ tsp instead of fenugreek seeds or with.You can use also Jaggery or Sugar about ½ to 1 tsp but I do not use, pumpkin is already sweet.