This is a savory pumpkin recipe that will totally blow you away with all the different layers of delicious flavors. Its savory, spicy, tangy all in one, and its totally different from the sweet creations thats normally associated with pumpkins.
By Soni Sinha
With the abundance of Pumpkins this season, its always a challenge to come up with new and exciting recipes that are easy to make, yet different and of course taste delicious.We recently went Pumpkin picking and got ourselves some gorgeous looking pumpkins in two different sizes one large and one small.The smaller pumpkin is what I’ve used here today.It was unripe and I would recommend using unripe Pumpkins for this preparation, since they are not overly sweet. 
This is a savory Pumpkin recipe that will totally blow you away with all the different layers of delicious flavors. Its savory, spicy, tangy all in one, and its totally different from the sweet creations thats normally associated with Pumpkins.
Pumpkin Masala
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 4
Description
A delicious savory Pumpkin for a spicy meal!
Ingredients
- Small Unripe Pumpkin (peeled)- 2 cups Cubed
- Onions-1 cup chopped
- Crushed Ginger-1 tbsp
- Crushed Garlic-1 tbsp
- Jalapenos/Green Chili-1 chopped
- Large Tomatoes-2 (pureed)
- Ground Coriander-1 tbsp
- Ground Cumin-1 tbsp
- Garam Masala-2 tsp
- Turmeric-1 tsp
- Red Chili Powder (Cayenne)-1 tsp
- Water-2 cups
- Salt- to taste
- Oil-3 tbsp
Instructions
- In a skillet, heat oil and add the onions.
- Saute until slightly golden and add the ginger and garlic.
- Add the spices and saute on low heat for about 2 minutes stirring constantly.Add the jalapeno/green chili
- Add the tomato puree and continue to cook on medium heat, until the oil begins to separate from the sides (about 8 minutes)
- Add the pumpkin pieces.Stir and mix well.Add salt and water.Mix well, cover and cook on medium until fully cooked (about 10-15 minutes)
- Serve hot!
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
tasty pumpkin masala. thank you
Thankyou :) Glad you liked it!
i try it. It was tasty
Great recipe. For a little twist, try extra virgin coconut oil as the source of oil. You end up with a very subtle hint of coconut that doesn’t over-power the original flavours.
It’s not pumpkin time now but there are plenty of yams and sweet potatoes around. Hoping it works out!
vvvvvvvvvvvvv nice
Easy and simple recipe. Quick to put a dinner in a hurry. Thanks Soni for this time saving recipe.
Thankyou!So glad you liked it :)
Thank you for a wonderful recipe, Soni, it is Halloween season in USA and thus plenty of Pumpkins available and will cook to your recipe this weekend.
Thankyou all!Glad you enjoyed it as much as I did :)
Made this tonight and it was excellent! Thanks for posting!
Thankyou!Glad you liked it :)
Hi Soni, made thus recipe fr dinner.. Turned out very good..even my kids loved it. Thanks a lot!
Awesome Recipe, Added Ghee as topping and found yummy…yummy…
This dinner is a winner… my friends always ask me to make this for them
Yummy recipe! Beautiful flavours! Recommend it!
Thanks Soni
for sharing such easy recipe of pumpkin………
The base of this recipe is delicious. I added okra to recipe. Excellent.
And wonderfully spicy!
Makng this now and all I can say is yummy! I used already cooked kabocha squash so I found the water quantity to be a bit too high (So I’m just cooking longer to reduce). Thanks for the recipe!
Very tasty. I used pre-cut squash instead of pumpkin for less prep time. I added garbanzo beans, peanuts, and a few red lentils to give it a bit more protein and some mixed spinach/mustard greens. Going to serve with some naan on the side tonight.
Why is no tamarind & hing or sugar used in the dish it helps to enhance the taste.
Receipe was Amazing.. I tried it… It’s fantastic.. I loved it only eating curry.. Best combination with chapathi.. Roti.. U can try it..
I was looking for pumpkin recipe for chapati.and found this site.made for lunch .everyone loved it thank you ?. I did a small variation..added cashew while boiling tomato for puree and grinded for thicker gravy.. came out well.thanks once again
I will try tpday
Thank u so much for this recipe
If u don’t mind can you do this with video
Intresting Pumpkin spicy recipe. Very easy to cook. You added flovour to the Pumpkin.
Inedible and badly thought out. Powdered spices and pumpkin do not go together. Waste of time
Delicious!
Sweet recipes are better.
I liked this recipe, with one exception: the two cups of water was way more than I needed. I had to uncover the pan, reduce over higher heat, and ended up with overcooked squash. Not the end of the world. I took the suggestion of another commenter and added hing and tamarind. I also halved the amount of garam masala. I liked the taste very much.
Spicy, delicious, perfect masala!