Quick Pumpkin And Other Veggies Sabzi#Sunday Funday

Many children do not like white pumpkin, so to make them eat it one has to find different ways to make it, so that they, do not know exactly what veggies are there in the sabzi. This is great way of hiding veggies and feeding kids. This is also tasty, yummy and quick. 

I have made a Mangalorean style sabzi with Bafad masala, which is available in many stores or cold storage. Here, have used the ready masala, but will sure post the recipe of homemade masala very soon.

Ingredients  
1 Cup White Pumpkin / Lauki - cut into small cubes
1 Carrot - cut into small cubes
1 Capsicum - cut into small cubes
1 Large Potato - cut into small cubes
8 - 10 French Beans - Chopped
2 Tomatoes - Finely chopped
1 Teaspoon Ginger - Garlic paste
1 Teaspoon Salt
1/2 Teaspoon Red Chilly paste
1 Teaspoon heaped Bafad Masala
1/3 Cup Oil
1/2 Teaspoon Sugar

Method

In a pressure pan heat oil add the ginger- garlic paste, tomatoes with 1/3 cup water, cover and take 3 whistles on high flame. When the cooker cools open it and blend with a hand blender. Pour the blended mix into the pressure pan again and add the red chilly paste, bafad masala and fry till oil leaves the sides. 

Then add all the veggies, salt and sugar, sauté on high flame for 5 minutes, then cover with the lid and take 2 whistles on high flame. 

Open when the cooker cools, serve hot with rotis or bhakris. Enjoy!!
Labels: Mixed Veggies, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten free, Sunday Funday, Main course, Karnataka, Mangalore, Lauki, Sabzi

Almond Flour Pumpkin Muffins from Amy's Cooking Adventures

Chocolate Pumpkin Cupcakes from Food Lust People Love

Pumpkin and Black Bean Quesadillas from A Day in the Life on the Farm

Pumpkin Crème Brûlée from Culinary Adventures with Camilla

Pumpkin Prune Quick Bread from Palatable Pastime

Pumpkin Sweet Potato and Amaranth Patties from Cook with Renu

Quick Pumpkin And Other Veggies Sabzi from Sneha’s Recipe

Healthy Lauki/Bottle Gourd Soup#Soupswappers

Light and healthy bottle gourd/lauki soup with less spices, a simple soup to enjoy! I had some stems of broccoli, which I did not want to throw away used it in this soup. It added a beautiful flavor to the soup.

Ingredients
2 Cups Lauki/Bottle Gourd -peeled and chopped 
1 Small Onion - chopped
1" Piece Ginger
1 Green Chilly - cut into 2 bits
Few Stems of Broccoli - optional
3 Cloves
1 Teaspoon Oil
1 Vegetable Seasoning Cube
Salt to taste
For the Seasoning
1 Teaspoon Desi Ghee/Butter
A Dash of Black pepper powder


Method

In a pressure cooker, heat oil, add onions, ginger, cloves, green chilly, bottle gourd and broccoli stems, sauté on medium high for 2 minutes.
Add water to cover the vegetables and cook on high pressure for one whistle.
Once the pressure cooker has cooled, drain the cooked vegetables and remove the cloves, ginger and green chilly pieces and reserve the broth.

Blend the remaining drained vegetables to a fine paste and transfer to a saucepan along with the strained broth.
Add salt to taste along with a small cube of veg seasoning.
Mix well, bring to a boil and reduce flame to low. Simmer for about 5 to 7 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the Seasoning.
Heat desi ghee in a small saucepan and once melted, add pepper powder and fry for a few seconds.

Spoon the soup into the bowl and drizzle the pepper seasoning on top!!
Serve hot, light and soothing lauki or bottle gourd soup with toasted bread on the side.

Enjoy!!

Labels: Soup, Soup Swappers, Lauki, Broccoli, Healthy, Gluten free, Vegetarian

For this month's Soup Swappers event the theme is "Favorite Soups For Father's Day" and our host is Camilla of Culinary Adventures with Camilla .    

• Corn Chowder A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Dad's Chicken and Rice Soup by Making Miracles
• Healthy Lauki/Bottle Gourd Soup by Sneha's Recipe
• Simple Tomato Soup by Magical Ingredients
• The 'If-I-Have-To-Pick-A-Favorite-Soup' Clam Chowder by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
• Traditional Irish Stew by Karen's Kitchen Stories

Lauki Bahar

This is vegan and gluten free, very delicious and finger licking main course dish.  Lauki is bottle gourd in English.

Ingredients 
300 grams Lauki - peeled & cubed
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste
1 Medium Onions - chopped
2 Medium Tomatoes - chopped
1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
1 Green Chilies - Chopped
1 Teaspoon Chili Powder or to your spice level
¼ Teaspoon Turmeric Powder
1 Teaspoon Coriander Powder 
Salt to taste
Coriander Leaves to garnish
2 Tablespoons Oil
Method

Heat oil in a pressure pan , add cumin seeds, chopped onions and green chilies, fry till onions are light golden. Add ginger garlic with chopped tomatoes ,salt and spices. Add lauki  fry on high flame for  2 minutes stirring continuously

or till  the lauki reduces to half the quantity.  Then add 2 tablespoons of water, stir it, cover with the lid  and cook on medium high flame for 2 whistles. 

Let the steam settle.  Open the cooker, give it a stir. 
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and enjoy with roti or chapatti.  
Lables : Bottle Gourd, Lauki, Pressure Cooker, Multicooker Monday, Main course, Vegan, Gluten free

• Carrot Halwa from A Day in the Life on the Farm 
• Crispy Air Fried Cod Fillets from Karen's Kitchen Stories 
• Homemade Chicken Stock (Crockpot) from Sid's Sea Palm Cooking 
• Instant Pot Lasagna Soup from Making Miracles 
• Java Dry Rub Sous Vide Pork Roast from Food Lust People Love 
• Lauki Bahar - Pressure Cooker from Sneha's Recipe 
• Punjabi Goat Curry (Instant Pot) from Palatable Pastime