Arafura Pumpkin Curry Recipes

EASY INDIAN-STYLE PUMPKIN CURRY

This is a popular dish in Kerala, South India. It's made during the festivals and is an extremely nutritious and tasty preparation rich in antioxidants and vitamins. What's vital to the dish, however, is the process of frying the coconut in the end to season the dish. This imparts a unique flavor and aroma to this curry.

Provided by Asha N Basu

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian Indian

Time 40m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 15

Easy Indian-Style Pumpkin Curry image

Steps:

Put pumpkin into a large pot. Pour 2 cups water over the pumpkin so the cubes are floating. Season pumpkin and water with turmeric and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil and cook until the pumpkin is tender yet firm enough to retain shape, about 15 minutes.
Grind 1/2 cup coconut, 3 red chile peppers, green chile pepper, 2 tablespoons water, and cumin seeds in a food processor until you have a paste; stir into the pumpkin mixture and bring again to a boil. Cook until the liquid has thickened and coats the pumpkin cubes, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour the curry into a large serving bowl.
Heat 2 teaspoons coconut oil in a small skillet over medium-high heat. Cook 2 dried red chile peppers, mustard seeds, and black lentils in hot oil until they sputter, 2 to 3 minutes; pour over curry.
Heat remaining teaspoon coconut oil in the skillet. Fry 1 tablespoon coconut in the hot oil until completely browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Pour atop the curry. Garnish dish with curry leaves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 175.5 calories, Carbohydrate 16 g, Fat 12.6 g, Fiber 3.5 g, Protein 3.5 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 51.8 mg, Sugar 3.6 g

Ingredients

5 cups cubed fresh pumpkin
2 cups water, or as needed
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
salt to taste
½ cup grated coconut
3 dried red chile peppers
1 green chile pepper
2 tablespoons water, or as needed
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 tablespoon coconut oil, divided
2 dried red chile peppers
1 teaspoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon skinned split black lentils (urad dal)
1 tablespoon grated coconut
6 fresh curry leaves, or more to taste

PUMPKIN CURRY WITH CHICKPEAS

A veggie dinner party dish which stands alone as a vegan main course or as a complex side dish perfect served with spiced roast meat or fish.

Provided by Barney Desmazery

Categories Dinner, Main course, Side dish, Vegetable

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 13

Pumpkin curry with chickpeas image

Steps:

Heat the oil in a sauté pan, then gently fry the curry paste with the onions, lemongrass, cardamom and mustard seed for 2-3 mins until fragrant. Stir the pumpkin or squash into the pan and coat in the paste, then pour in the stock and coconut milk. Bring everything to a simmer, add the chickpeas, then cook for about 10 mins until the pumpkin is tender. The curry can now be cooled and frozen for up to 1 month.
Squeeze the juice of one lime into the curry, then cut the other lime into wedges to serve alongside. Just before serving, tear over mint leaves, then bring to the table with the lime wedges and warm naan breads.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 293 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 26 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 10 grams sugar, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 1.32 milligram of sodium

Ingredients

1 tbsp sunflower oil
3 tbsp Thai yellow curry paste, or vegetarian alternative
2 onions, finely chopped
3 large stalks lemongrass, bashed with the back of a knife
6 cardamom pods
1 tbsp mustard seed
1 piece pumpkin or a small squash (about 1kg)
250ml vegetable stock
400ml can reduced-fat coconut milk
400g can chickpea, drained and rinsed
2 limes
large handful mint leaves
naan bread, to serve