Sour Sweet Petha Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Vegetable)
A vegetarian Indian recipe with kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin), green chilli, fennel seeds (saunf). Ready in 40 min, serves 2.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Yellow Pumpkin Sabzi, first peel, deseed and cut the pumpkin into cubes of approximately 3/4 inch each
- 2
Chop the green chillies as well and keep aside
green chilli(4) - 3
In a kadai or skillet on medium heat
- 4
Dry roast the fennel seeds and peppercorns over medium heat till fragrant
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1/2 teaspoon) - 5
Transfer them to a bowl and set aside to cool
- 6
In the same skillet, heat oil over medium heat and add the pumpkin cubes to it, stir in the salt and cook pumpkin for few minutes until it begins to become soft
salt - 7
Reduce the heat to low, add sugar, salt, green chillies and stir to combine
green chilli(4)sugar(1 teaspoon)salt - 8
Cover the skillet with a lid and cook till the pumpkin softens and cooked all the way through
- 9
In the meanwhile, pound the fennel and pepper to a coarse powder using a mortar-pestle or in the dry spice grinding jar of the mixer to a coarse powder
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon) - 10
Open the lid of the skillet, add the fennel-pepper powder along with dry mango powder and stir to combine
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)amchur (dry mango powder)(1) - 11
Adjust the salt and spices to taste
salt - 12
Cook for another minute or so and turn off the heat
- 13
Stir in the chopped coriander leaves and serve
coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 14
Serve Khatta Meetha Petha with Phulka and Raita for a wholesome and light lunch or even pack it into your lunch box along with a glass of buttermilk
whole black peppercorns(1/2 teaspoon)
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Sour Sweet Petha Recipe (Yellow Pumpkin Vegetable)
A vegetarian Indian recipe with kaddu (parangikai/ pumpkin), green chilli, fennel seeds (saunf). Ready in 40 min, serves 2.
Curated byAarav Mehta🇮🇳
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Directions
14 steps- 1
To begin making the Yellow Pumpkin Sabzi, first peel, deseed and cut the pumpkin into cubes of approximately 3/4 inch each
- 2
Chop the green chillies as well and keep aside
green chilli(4) - 3
In a kadai or skillet on medium heat
- 4
Dry roast the fennel seeds and peppercorns over medium heat till fragrant
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)whole black peppercorns(1/2 teaspoon) - 5
Transfer them to a bowl and set aside to cool
- 6
In the same skillet, heat oil over medium heat and add the pumpkin cubes to it, stir in the salt and cook pumpkin for few minutes until it begins to become soft
salt - 7
Reduce the heat to low, add sugar, salt, green chillies and stir to combine
green chilli(4)sugar(1 teaspoon)salt - 8
Cover the skillet with a lid and cook till the pumpkin softens and cooked all the way through
- 9
In the meanwhile, pound the fennel and pepper to a coarse powder using a mortar-pestle or in the dry spice grinding jar of the mixer to a coarse powder
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon) - 10
Open the lid of the skillet, add the fennel-pepper powder along with dry mango powder and stir to combine
fennel seeds (saunf)(1 teaspoon)amchur (dry mango powder)(1) - 11
Adjust the salt and spices to taste
salt - 12
Cook for another minute or so and turn off the heat
- 13
Stir in the chopped coriander leaves and serve
coriander (dhania) leaves - finely chopped - 14
Serve Khatta Meetha Petha with Phulka and Raita for a wholesome and light lunch or even pack it into your lunch box along with a glass of buttermilk
whole black peppercorns(1/2 teaspoon)
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