Kaddu ki Sabji\ Pumpkin Sabji\ Lal Bhopalyachi Bhaji

Survey says that consuming one cup of cooked pumpkin would provide well over 100% of your daily needs for vitamin A, 20% of the daily value for vitamin C, 10% or more for vitamin E, riboflavin, potassium, copper and manganese at least 5% for thiamin, B-6, folate, pantothenic acid, niacin, iron, magnesium, and phosphorus.

In short, it is very highly rich in vitamins and minerals. That means it has many health benefits like boosting the vision, building immunity, fighting cancer, lowering blood pressure, etc.

One of the easiest way to include this in our diet is in the form of this very simple Pumpkin Sabji or Kaddu ki sabji as it is popularly known in Hindi.

Below is the simple recipe of Kaddu ki Sabji

Ingriedients:
Pumpkin\ Kaddu - half kg
Mustard seeds - half teaspoon
Jeera\ Cumin seeds - half teaspoon
Turmeric powder - 1 teaspoon
Hing\ Asoefatida
Green chillies - 1
Karipatta - 4-5 leaves
Jaggery - 2 tablespoon
Salt
Oil - 1 tablespoon

Procedure:
1. Wash the pumpkin, peel the skin and cut it into small cubes.
2. Take a vok, add 1 tablespoon oil.
3. Once oil is hot, add half teaspoon mustard seeds.
4. Once the mustard seeds splutter, add the cumin seeds, hing, green chillies and karipatta leaves.
5. Next add turmeric powder.
6. Finally add the diced pumpkin.
7. Add salt and then add jaggery and mix well.
8. Let it cook for around 10 minutes. Keep it on a low flame with the lid covered.
9. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

The delicious Kaddu ki sabji is ready.

Serve it hot with Roti.

Notes:
1. Do not throw away the pumpkin skin. Instead you can prepare the pumpkin skin chutney. For recipe click the below link
Pumpkin Skin Chutney