Kodha Nu Shaak/Bhopda Chi Bhaji/Kaddu Ki Subji/Pumpkin Curry

Kodha Nu Shaak/Bhopda Chi Bhaji/Kaddu Ki Subji/Pumpkin Curry is a very delicious and mouthwatering dish made from pumpkin along with peanut, poppy seeds and spices. It is made sweet and tangy with jaggery and tamarind and is enjoyed best with rice flour roti, or regular roti or rice.

Course curry, dinner, Main Course, Main Dish, roz ka khana, vegan

Cuisine Indian, Maharastrian

Keyword curry, peanut, poppyseeds, pumpkin, quickandeasy, roz ka khana, vegan

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Servings people

Calories 161kcal

Ingredients

500 g Pumpkin peeled, washed, deseeded and cut into cubes
1 tbsp peanut crushed or whole
1 tsp poppy seeds khus khus
1 tbsp sesame seeds til
1 onion
1/2 inch ginger
2 garlic clove
4 tsp oil
1/2 tsp mustard seed
1/2 tsp cumin seed jeera
1/2 tsp fenugreek seed methi dana
1/4 tsp hing asafoetida
10 curry leaves
1/2 tsp turmeric powder haldi
1/2 cup water
1.5 tsp red chili powder
2 tsp coriander cumin powder dhania jeera powder
1/2 tsp garam masala
1 tbsp tamarind pulp 1 tbsp tamarind soaked in 1/4 cup water
1 tbsp jaggery
salt as per taste

Instructions

In an mixer grinder, add peanut, sesame seeds, ginger, garlic, poppy seeds
Add chopped onions.
Grind them all together into a paste.
Soak tamarind in hot water.
Heat oil in a pan. Add mustard seeds, cumin seeds, and fenugreek seeds. Let them crackle. Add curry leaves and asafoetida.
Add pumpkin cut into cubes.
Mix well.
Add turmeric powder and 1/4th cup of water. Mix well.
Cover and cook for 7-8 minutes on medium heat.
The pumpkin will be soften. If not cook for 5 more minutes. Add the ground paste. Add 1/4 cup of water.
Add spices - red chili powder, coriander cumin seed powder, garam masala.
Mash the soaked tamarind with hands. Sieve the tamarind pulp. Add it to the curry. Mix well.
Mix well and simmer for a couple of minutes.
Add jaggery and mix well till it melts.
Simmer the curry until the jaggery melts.
The pumpkin curry is ready to serve.
Remove in bowl. Garnish with curry leaves and serve kodha nu shaak/ bhopda chi bhaaji/pumpkin curry with chawal ki roti (rice roti) or plain rice or chapati.

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