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Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 5-7 Mins | Serves: 2-3

Pumpkin 1 cup (cubed) Curd | Yogurt 1 cup Oil 1 tsp Mustard seeds 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds | jeera 1/2 tsp Asafoetida 2 pinches Salt as needed Green chili 2-3 Coriander leaves few Method:

  • Chop the pumpkin into cubes and slit the green chili.
  • In a pan add oil and mustard seeds, jeera, asafoetida and green chili.
  • Once the mustard splutters switch off the flame. Keep it aside.
  • In the pan add the pumpkin cubes and add 1/4 cup of water to this.
  • Add little salt and cook the pumpkin. Cook till it becomes soft and yet firm.
  • Do not cook it becomes mushy.
  • If any water is left after the pumpkin is cooked drain it.
  • Allow this to cool completely.
  • Whisk the yogurt and add it to the cooked pumpkin.
  • Add salt to this.
  • Mix gently.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
  • Serve chilled.
  • Pumpkin raita tastes best with any paratha.
Pumpkin-raita - 1

Method:

  • Chop the pumpkin into cubes and slit the green chili.
  • In a pan add oil and mustard seeds, jeera, asafoetida and green chili.
  • Once the mustard splutters switch off the flame. Keep it aside.
pumpkin raita 1 - 2
  • In the pan add the pumpkin cubes and add 1/4 cup of water to this.
  • Add little salt and cook the pumpkin. Cook till it becomes soft and yet firm.
  • Do not cook too long till it becomes mushy.
  • If any water is left after the pumpkin is cooked drain it.
  • Allow this to cool completely.
pumpkin raita 2 - 3
  • Whisk the yogurt and add it to the cooked pumpkin.
  • Add salt to this.
  • Mix gently.
  • Garnish with coriander leaves.
pumpkin raita 3 - 4
  • Serve chilled.
  • Pumpkin raita tastes best with any paratha.
Pumpkin raita - 5
  1. You can also add roasted peanuts to the raita.
  2. Since pumpkin is bit sweet, you can add one more green chili to this too.