Pumpkin Raita - Bhoplyache Bharit
Creamy and flavorful side dish!
Ingredients
- 1.5 cup Pumpkin cubed
- 1 tbsp Coriander leaves/Dhania patta chopped
- 1 Green chili finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Dahi/Yoghurt
- 2 tsp Roasted peanuts crushed
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds/Jeera
- 1/4 tsp Salt or as required
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- 1/2 tsp Ghee
Instructions
- Peel the pumpkin and chop it into cubes. Cook the cubes in the pressure cooker for 3 whistles or steam them for 10-12 minutes. Let them cool down.
- In a tempering ladle or small skillet, heat some ghee. Add jeera, let it splutter, and add finely chopped green chili. Keep aside.
- Remove all the water from the cooked pumpkin and mash it well. Add roasted crushed peanuts, salt, sugar, and creamed dahi.
- Add tempering and coriander leaves. Mix everything well.
Notes
- You can cook the pumpkin in a pressure cooker without adding any water.
- You can cook the pumpkin in the microwave for about 3-4 minutes by adding 1 tbsp water.
- Remove all the water from the pumpkin before adding salt and dahi.
- Add salt, sugar, and dahi just before serving, or prepare it half an hour before, and refrigerate until you serve.