Sweet and Sour Green Pumpkin curry – Pumpkin ki Khatti Meethi sabji

Ingredients

• 250 grams green pumpkin
• 1/2 inch ginger, finely chopped
• 1 green chili
• 1 teaspoon panchphoran (fenugreek, fennel, nigella seeds, mustard seeds, cumin seeds)
• 1 teaspoon teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 pinch asafoetida
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/3 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander powder
• 1/3 teaspoon vegetable masala
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mango powder
• 1 teaspoon jaggery or sugar
• 1/3 teaspoon garam masala
• 2 teaspoon mustard oil
• Salt to taste
• A few mint leaves
• as needed Chili flakes

Steps

1. 1) First of all, wash the green pumpkin thoroughly and cut it along with the peel.
2. 2) Heat mustard oil in a pan and let it sputter, then add asafoetida, cumin seeds, and panchphoran. Add chopped ginger and, once everything is cooked, add the pumpkin, stir, and season with salt.
3. 3) Now add all the spices except garam masala and dry mango powder to the pumpkin and cook it by covering it.
4. 4) The pumpkin curry is cooked, so add garam masala, dry mango powder, and jaggery powder and mix everything together. You can also substitute sugar for the jaggery. Here, I've also added chili flakes to this sweet and sour pumpkin curry.
5. 5) Sweet and sour green pumpkin vegetable is ready. Put mint leaves on top.
6. You can serve it with puri, paratha or chapati.