Friday 12 April 2019

Pumpkin and Broccoli

Here's a simple recipe, with no onion and no garlic, which I'm sure you'll enjoy making and eating as much as I did.
Perfect for children, considering spice levels are low, it's a little sweet and colorful to look at.

Ingredients
Pumpkin- 500 gms
Broccoli- 1 small
Tomato- 1
Jeera- 1/2 tsp
Mustard seeds- 1/2 tsp
Methi seeds- 1/4 tsp
Kalonji- 1/4 tsp
Hing- a pinch
Coriander powder- 2 tsps
Red Chilly Powder- 1/2 tsp
Haldi- 1/4 tsp
Salt- 1 1/2 tsp or as per taste
Curry leaves- a few
Finely chopped ginger- 1/2 tsp
Mango Powder- 1 tsp
Sugar- 3-4 tsps
Mustard oil- 1 tsp

Method-
1. Cut Pumpkin into 1" pieces and keep aside



2. Cut Broccoli into small florets and put them in boiling water with little salt and sugar and blanch for 2 minutes and drain. Adding Sugar makes the green veggies retain their colour


3. Collect jeera, kalonji, mustard seeds and methi seeds together



4. In a Pan put little mustard oil, add hing, curry leaves and the collected seeds

5. Once, it starts to splutter, add pumpkin, ginger and all the other spices. Mix well

6. Add 1/4th cup water and cover and cook for about 10 minutes, till the pumpkin is done 

7. Meanwhile, remove the pulp from tomato and cut into 1" pieces
8. Once the Pumpkin is done, add broccoli, tomato, sugar and mango powder
9. Serve Hot