Pumpkin Chokha

Preparation info
  • Serves:

    4

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Sweet Hands: Island Cooking from Trinidad and Tobago

By Ramin Ganeshram

Published 2018

  • About

This dish is often eaten at breakfast with roti, but it also makes a wonderful vegetable side dish for any menu.

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 small onion, chopped
  • 2 cloves

Method

  1. Heat the oil in a deep saucepan. Add the onion and fry until translucent, then add the garlic and fry until light golden brown. Add the cumin seeds and fry until they begin to pop and release their aroma, about 30 seconds.
  2. Mix in the calabaza, squash, or pumpkin and brown sugar and sauté for 1 to 2 minutes. Cover the pot, lower the heat to medium-low, and cook for