KHAtta Meetha Kaddu /Tangy Spicy Sweet Pumpkin

Khatta Meetha Kaddu is an Indian Stir Fry made of Sweet Pumpkin and a whole lot of spices. This stir fry is tangy, sweet and spicy and is usually served with rotis or puris. This is a recipe that I have learnt from my mother – in – law and it is absolutely delicious.

Ingredients

1/4 kg – Sweet pumkin, unpeeled pieces.

1 no – Onion, Julienned ( optional)
2 tbsp – Oil
1 tsp – Fenugreek seeds
1 tsp – Red chilly powder
2 tsp – Coriander powder
1 tsp – Turmeric
1/2 tsp – Hing
10 to 12 – Curry leaves
2 no – Cinnamon
3 no – Clove
1 no – Elaichi
Salt to taste
2 tsp – Amchur
1 lemon size – Jaggery

Method
In a kadhai heat oil. Add cinnamon sticks, clove, elaichi and fenugreek seeds and let it brown. Add curry leaves, hing and onions to this. Let the onions brown a little. Add the pumpkin pieces to this. Saute for two minutes on high flame. Add salt, red chilly powder, haldi and coriander powder to this, mix well, lower the flame and cover with a lid.

Let the pumpkin cook well. Keep mixing now and then just to avoid it from burning. Don’t mix it rigorously if you like the pieces to be intact. I like to mash few pieces as the sabzi comes well together. Add amchur and jaggery to this and mix and cook for an other 5 of minutes more, until it all comes well together.