Pumpkin Raita Recipe

Total Time: 30 minutes

Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

  • coriander (dhania)
  • cumin powder (jeera)
  • salt
  • parangikai pumpkin
  • red chilli powder
  • curd

Instructions:

  • To begin making the Pumpkin Raita Recipe, we will cook the grated pumpkin in a pan
  • Heat a teaspoon of oil in a pan on medium flame, add the grated pumpkin, sprinkle some salt to taste and stir fry until the pumpkin wilts down
  • Cover the pan and cook for 3 to 4 minutes and your pumpkin will be cooked
  • Pumpkin also releases water when cooked, so there is not need to add water to cook the pumpkin
  • Once the pumpkin is cooked, transfer to a serving bowl and allow it to cool
  • In the meanwhile, whisk the yogurt in another bowl along with some salt, red chili powder, roasted cumin powder and coriander
  • Finally stir in the cooked pumpkin into the yogurt mixture
  • Adjust the salt and spice levels and adjust to suit your taste
  • Serve Pumpkin Raita along with Ajwaini Tamatar Bhindi and Phulka for a weekday lunch or dinner
  • Finish the meal with Gulab Jamun Trifle Recipe as dessert