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Indian Pumpkin Curry (Kaddu ka Bharta)

Indian Pumpkin Curry (Kaddu ka Bharta)

Indian Pumpkin Curry (Kaddu ka Bharta) is a quick vegan dish that combines sweet, spicy, and tangy flavors for a comforting weeknight dinner.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine North Indian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 110 kcal

Equipment

  • large pan
  • Kadhai
  • Pressure Cooker
  • Instant Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 600 grams Pumpkin about 4 cups, peeled and cut pieces
  • 1 tablespoon Ghee or Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
  • 1 piece Green Chili Pepper diced, optional
  • 0.5 tablespoon Ginger grated
  • 0.5 tablespoon Garlic minced
  • 1 cup Onion diced
  • 1 cup Tomato chopped
  • 0.25 cup Water
  • 0.5 teaspoon Garam Masala
  • 1 teaspoon Dry Mango powder (Amchur) or lime juice
  • 0.5 teaspoon Sugar or crushed jaggery, adjust to taste
  • Cilantro leaves to garnish

Spices

  • 0.25 teaspoon Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
  • 2 teaspoon Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
  • 0.25 teaspoon Red Chili powder (Mirchi powder) adjust to taste
  • 1 teaspoon Salt adjust to taste

Instructions
 

  • Start with heating a large pan (or kadhai) on medium-high heat. Add oil to it.
  • Add cumin seeds and let them sizzle. Then add green chili, onions, ginger and garlic and saute for 3-4 minutes until the onions soften.
  • Then add tomatoes and spices. Stir them well and let the tomatoes soften for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add cut pumpkin pieces and water. Mix well. Cover and cook for 10-15 minutes until the pumpkin is cooked through. Check that the pumpkin is softened by mashing a piece.
  • Add garam masala, dry mango powder, sugar and mix with the pumpkin. You can eat this curry as is with some chunks or mash the cooked pumpkin pieces with a masher in the pot.
  • Garnish with cilantro and pumpkin curry is ready to be enjoyed with parathas or naan.

Pressure Cooker Method

  • Follow the same steps as above. After adding the pumpkin, spices, and water, pressure cook for 2-3 whistles on medium-high heat. If using an instant pot, pressure cook for 4 minutes on high pressure.
  • If there is any residual water after pressure cooking, which may happen depending on the pumpkin, you can change to saute mode and cook for a couple of minutes. Garnish with cilantro leaves and enjoy!

Notes

If the pumpkin is not as sweet, you can add some sugar or jaggery powder, but this is completely optional. You can choose to eat the pumpkin curry as is with some chunks or you can mash using a masher. Both ways taste great in my opinion.

Nutrition

Serving: 227gramsCalories: 110kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 628mgPotassium: 681mgFiber: 3gSugar: 8gVitamin A: 13127IUVitamin C: 24mgCalcium: 53mgIron: 2mg
Keyword kaddu ki subzi, pumpkin bharta, pumpkin curry indian
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