Kumro Chechki

Pumpkin with spices

Preparation info
  • Serves

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

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By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

  • About

Bengalis enjoy a lot of vegetables that cook quickly, such as pumpkin. They prepare it like this, with a few spices, or they combine it with potatoes or mash it and temper it with mustard oil.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup (50 ml) vegetable oil
  • 2 large red onions, sliced

Method

  1. Place a medium nonstick sauté pan over medium heat and add the oil. When small bubbles appear at the bottom of the pan, add the onions and sauté for 4 to 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
  2. Add the kalonji and sauté for 15 seconds.
  3. Add the pumpkin and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes.
  4. Add the chiles, salt, turmeric, and cumin and sauté for 1