Homemade Pumpkin Puree - Pressure Cooker#MultiCookerMonday

In India, pumpkin is easily available through the year. I can make pumpkin puree any time, but making it in bulk and storing it saves time, energy, also I can make any recipe that calls for it in a jiffy.
I have already shared two other methods of making pumpkin puree.

How to Roast the Pumpkin in the Oven you can check the method here Roasted Red Pumpkin - Oven. For Air Fryer Roasted Red Pumpkin.

Making your own pumpkin puree not only means that your recipe will be free of any artificial coloring or preservatives, but will also ensure that you can use this seasonal item whenever you want.

Pumpkin puree is an extremely versatile ingredient that can be used in either sweet or savory applications. You can make anything from curry to quick bread, pie to pancakes.

This easy recipe uses pure pumpkin and doesn’t have any added sugar, which means that it will work well in either sweet or savory recipes.

Homemade pumpkin puree is always better than the store bought version, as it does not have any preservatives, additives or artificial coloring ingredients. Moreover, you can opt for any type of pumpkin or winter squash that you prefer and have available. The sweetness and color will vary with the type of pumpkin you use.

Ingredients
800 Grams Red Pumpkin
50 Ml Water as required

Method
Remove the pith and seeds from the pumpkin.
Wash, peel and chop them in small cubes.

In a pressure pan, add the pumpkin and water. Place it on medium high flame for 2 whistles, reduce the flame low and let it cook for 3 minutes.  Switch off the flame.

Let the cooker cool completely. Add the cooled pumpkin cubes in a blender or immersion blender. I used a blender jar since it gives a smoother texture pumpkin puree. 

Blend till smooth without adding any water. 

Store it in a airtight container in the refrigerator for a week or freeze it in a zip lock bag for about 2 to 3 months.

My Notes
Storage: Will keep in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for up to three months.
Freezing: Freeze in silicone ice cube or muffin tins for easy access to smaller portions.
Labels: Red Pumpkin, Puree, Pressure Cooker, Multi Cooker Monday, Vegan, Gluten free, Sugar Free, No Oil Or Butter, American, Condiment

Multicooker Monday November 2021

• • Air Fryer Zucchini Spears (Toaster Oven) from Sid’s Sea Palm Cooking
  • Chicken Chili Verde (Instant Pot) from Food Lust People Love
  • Homemade Chicken Broth (Instant Pot) from Karen’s Kitchen Stories
  • Homemade Pumpkin Puree - Pressure Cooker from Sneha’s Recipe
  • Instant Pot Aloo Gobi Matar from Magical Ingredients
  • Pumpkin Pasta Bake (Instant Pot) from A Day in the Life on the Farm 

Szechwan Chicken Sizzler Platter#SundayFunday

My friends kids love sizzlers. So we decided that we will have a sizzler party at home. We had this super exciting sizzler party. The kids enjoyed it.

Serves  10 - 12
Ingredients
For the Marination
1 kg Chicken Boneless - cubed
1/3 Cup Milk
1 Teaspoon Salt
½ Teaspoon Heaped Black Pepper Powder
1 Teaspoon Ginger Powder
Other Ingredients
1 Cup Corn Flour
1 Teaspoon Baking Powder
For The Gravy / Sauce
¼ Cup Oil
2 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
4 Green Chilies - slit
6 Tablespoons Homemade Szechwan Sauce
1 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
1 Capsicum - sliced
2 Tablespoons Corn Flour mixed in ½ cup water

Method

Marinate chicken cubes with milk, salt, black pepper , ginger powder, mix well.     

Keep it for 30 minutes.

In a bowl mix corn flour, salt, black pepper powder and baking powder, coat each chicken piece in this. 

Deep fry in single layer, till golden and crisp

For The Gravy/ Sauce

Heat oil in large pot/kadai, add minced garlic and chilies, fry for 2 minutes. Add Szechwan sauce , add red pepper flakes and 1½ cup water and bring it to a boil then add capsicum sauté for 1 minute. Thicken the gravy with corn flour slurry, keep stirring till it thicken. Switch off the flame Ready to be served.

Burnt Garlic Szechwan Rice 

Ingredients
15 Cloves Garlic - chopped,
½ Inch Ginger - chopped,
2 Cups Raw Rice
1 Onion chopped,
Coriander leaves
3 Scallions /Spring onions - chopped
2 Bell peppers/ Capsicums - chopped,
2 Green or Red Chillies chopped,
1 Large Carrot - chopped
2 Tablespoons Homemade Szechwan Sauce

Method
Boil the rice with salt till full cooked, yet firm and each grain separated, strain the rice and spread it in a large plate so that the rice doesn't clump. Keep it aside for an hour or use leftover rice.

Heat oil in a pan, add half of the chopped garlic and fry till it turns red. Now add half of ginger, half of chopped onions, chopped chillies fry till onions turn pink. Now add all the sauces and red chilly powder, black pepper powder, bell peppers, carrots till the are done add the rice and toss it well and keep aside.

For The Sautéed Veggies
Parboiled Carrot Sticks
Parboiled French Beans
Sliced Bell Peppers
Parboiled Baby Corns
2 Tablespoons Butter
1 Tablespoon Oil
Black Pepper powder and salt as required

Method

Heat oil & butter, sauté the veggies till coated, sprinkle a dash of pepper and salt. Sautéed Veggies are read, keep aside.

For The Szechwan Noodles
2 Packets Egg Noodles
3 - 4 Tablespoons Heaped Homemade Szechwan Sauce
1 Cup Noodle Stock
1 Tablespoon Minced Garlic
Salt to taste
2 Tablespoons Oil

Method
Boil the noodles as per packet instructions.

Heat oil in a pan, add minced garlic, sauté for a minute, then add the Szechwan sauce , noodle stock, salt to taste and let the water boil add the noodles and toss till coated. Keep aside
French Fries to Serve
To Assemble The Sizzler Platter

Heat up the sizzler plate on medium high for 30 to 45 minutes. Be real quick with these steps. Lower the heat. Place the cabbage leaves so as to cover the entire surface of the plate. Now place the sauted vegetables on one side then the French fries , chicken, rice, noodles. Pour the Szechwan gravy over the chicken. 

Sprinkle spring onions over it. Add chilled cube of butter under the cabbage leaves and the sizzling will start immediately & Enjoy!

Labels: Chinese, Sizzler Platter, Chicken, Noodles, French Fries, Fried Rice, Garlic, Baby Corn, Sunday Funday, Main course, Asian Cuisine, Schezwan Sauce

For our event called Sunday Funday, wherein we share recipes our families will love to enjoy on a Sunday. The theme for this event is Sizzler Party.

 

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Sizzling Shrimp Fajitas 

Sneha's Recipe : Szechwan Chicken Sizzler Platter

Fragrant Cranberries Chicken Pulao With Cashewnuts#Improv

Sometimes there is a leftover of chicken and other stuff, which we need to use, so that, there is no wastage at all. Here is a simple recipe, which is nutritious and made a delicious meal.

Serves 2
Ingredients
1 Medium Carrot - thickly grated
1 Medium Onion - sliced
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
1 Cup Leftover Cooked Chicken
Salt to taste
1 Green Chilly - slit
1 Tablespoons Oil
1 Tablespoon Heaped Ghee
¼ Cup Cashewnuts
¼ Cup Dried Cranberries
1 Tablespoon Chopped Coriander Leaves
10 Mint Leaves
For the Rice
1 Cup Basmati Rice
Salt to taste
Whole Mixed Spices
1 Bay leaf
4 Black Peppercorns
1 Piece Cinnamon
2 Green Cardamoms

Method
For The Rice

Wash and soak rice for 15 20 minutes.
Parboil rice with the whole mixed spices and salt till done. Drain and keep aside to cool. Spread it in a plate so that the grains do not clump up.
To Assemble The Pulao  

In a pot / kadai heat ghee and oil. Add sliced onions and fry till light golden brown. Add in the ginger garlic paste and sauté till raw smell goes. Add a cashew nuts and fry till golden. Add in the dried cranberries and fry till they plump up. Add in the slit green chilly, cooked leftover chicken, grated carrot and salt to taste stir well. Add chopped coriander and mint leaves. Add in the cooked rice and lightly give it a mix. Cover with a tight fitting lid and cook on low flame for 10 - 12 minute, till the rice is nicely heated. 

Serve hot with raita.

Labels : Chicken, Leftover series, Pulao, Cranberry, Cashewnuts, Rice, Improv Cooking Challenge, Main course

 Improv Cooking Challenge

Cranberries & Meat

• Slow Cooker Cranberry Pork Chops by Palatable Pastime
• Cranberry Bacon Jam by Pandemonium Noshery
• Fragrant Cranberry Chicken Pulao with Cashew Nuts by Sneha's Recipes
• Pork Tenderloin with Dried Cranberry stuffing by Sid's Sea Palm Cooking
• Cranberry Glazed Sticky Wings by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Vegan Cranberry Soy Spring Rolls by Magical Ingredients 

Rougail Saucisse/Sausage Rougail#EattheWorld

The “Sausage Rougail” is a stewed dish that is very tasty and simple to make. It is essentially a tomato-based dish, with rich flavours. Rougail sausage is a traditional Reunion dish, based on creole sausages often smoked or fresh.

The name “Rougail” actually comes from the Tamil language, which originates from India and is widely spoken on Reunion Island. I have used pork sausages, you can use any type of sausage.

Serves 2
Ingredients
2 Toulouse Sausages/ Fresh Pork Sausage
6 Hot Dog Sausages - cut into roundels
2 Large Onions - finely chopped
3 Large Cloves Garlic
1" Piece Ginger - finely chopped
4 Medium Tomatoes - blanched, peeled and chopped
¼ Teaspoon Black Peppercorns powder
2 Green chilly - slit
2 Sprigs Fresh Thyme leaves
2 Sprigs Fresh Parsley
½ Teaspoon Red Chili Flakes or to taste
Salt to taste

Method
In a pot, boil sausages 5 minutes, prick with a fork and continue to cook for another 5 minutes. Cool them then cut sausages into thick diagonal slices.

In a broad pan heat little olive oil, add chopped onions and garlic and continue to fry 5 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes, chilly flakes and pepper powder, salt to taste, fry for a minute or two. 

Cover and cook till the tomatoes are soft. 

Add the sausages, herbs give it a good mix, cover and simmer on low flame 5 minutes

then add the slit green chilly again cover let is cook on low flame for another 5 minutes. 

Ready to be served.

Enjoy with plain rice!!

This was truly yum yum!!

My Notes

You can use any sausage of your choice. If you do not get fresh sausage, increase the quantity of hot dog sausages or any pre cooked sausages . Adjust the spice level according to your taste.
Labels: Reunion Island, International Cuisine, Sausages, Pork, Main course, Eat the World

Check out all the wonderful Réunion island dishes prepared by fellow Eat the World members and share with #eattheworld. Click here to find out how to join and have fun exploring a country a month in the kitchen with us! 

Pandemonium Noshery: Sausage Rougail and Zembrocal Rice 

Culinary Adventures with Camilla: Vanilla Duck from the Île de la Réunion

A Day in the Life on the Farm: Gratin de Chouchou 

Sneha’s Recipe: Rougail Saucisse/ Sausage Rougail

No Knead Dinner Rolls

These easy No Knead Dinner Rolls do not require a mixer or kneading and yet they soft and spongy. 

Making these rolls at home is so easy and they are soft and delicious.

Makes 6 Rolls
Ingredients
300 Grams All Purpose Flour
30 Grams Caster Sugar
1 Teaspoon Level Salt
150 Ml - 160Ml Warm Milk
½ Teaspoon Instant Yeast
50 Grams Softened Butter
1 Large Egg - Reserve one tablespoon for brushing the rolls

Method

In large bowl add all the wet ingredients sugar, yeast into 150 ml of warm milk, egg, butter and salt. Stir till the sugar dissolves. Now add the flour and stir it with a wooden spoon, until the dough is soft, a bit sticky but quite elastic and pulls away from the sides of the bowl and no dry traces of flour is seen.

Transfer the dough to a greased bowl and cling wrap the bowl. Let it rise at room temperature for an hour. 

After an hour, just fold the dough on to itself with a bench scrapper turning the bowl on all four sides. Again cling wrap the dough and let it rise till it doubles in volume for another hour or so depending on the temperature.

Deflate the dough and take it on a lightly dusted work surface.

Lightly flatten the dough into a log. 

Divide the log in two parts.

Cut each part into 3 pieces. Shape the dough into small round balls. Cover with a cling wrap and let it rest for 10 minutes.

Place the dough in a greased and lined rectangle 8" x 6" pan.
Cover the pan with a clip wrap or a damp cloth and let it rise for another 40-45 minutes until they double in volume.

Brush it with egg wash. Bake it in a preheat the oven at 190°C for 22-25 minutes.

Remove rolls from oven and brush with butter.

Serve the rolls warm.

Enjoy these super soft No Knead Dinner Rolls!
Labels: Breads, Bread Bakers, Dinner Rolls, Healthy

#BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. Follow our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated each month on this home page.

We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

Buttery Sourdugh Dinner Rolls  from Food Lust People Love 

Butternut Corn Dinner Rolls   from A Messy Kitchen  

Garlicky Dinner Rolls from A Day in the Life on the Farm  

Garlic and Herbs Dinner Rolls  from Ambrosia 

Sourdough Crescent Rolls  from zestysouthindiankitchen 

Soft Homemade Dinner Rolls  from Palatable Pastime 

Savory Monkey Bread from Karen's Kitchen Stories 

Soft potato rolls with rosemary  from The Wimpy Vegetarian  

Pumpkin Shaped pumpkin rolls  from The Magical Ingredients  

No Knead Dinner Rolls  from Sneha’s Recipe