Til Kumro (Pumpkin cooked in sesame paste) ( Bengali Dish)
I am going through a phase when
cooking seems like a real hard work. Well, I did do some cooking in the weekend
but the whole idea of clicking snaps and writing recipe seems too much. I just
want to eat and sleep and go to work.
But.. I realised that I have not posted
anything on the blog for a long time. Which I should have, now that I have a
blog and that I need to try to make it popular. In fact almost wishing that I
did not have a blog!!!!!!! Well too late, I guess.
Posting a recipe of Til Kumro or Pumpkin
cooked in sesame paste. It is a very ‘everyday’ dish at my home in kolkata. Most
likely originated from Bangladesh…. Well I am not sure. However, it does have
the flavor of coconut, mustard and sesame mix, which is very typical of my
mother. She also cooks chicken in the
same combination. So do I. I had some
drumsticks at home, drying in the fridge. I used them. but, you do not actually
need them.
Try this dish for its simplicity and
sweetness. Moreover, it is a healthy dish without any compromise on taste
Ingredients:
400g-Pumpkin,
diced
2-stick
of drumstick, cut length wise (optional)
3-tablespoon
sesame seeds (increase the quantity if you like)
1
½- tablespoon grated coconut (increases the quantity if you like but then also
increase sesame too)
1-teaspoon
mustard seeds (I used black) ((increase the quantity if you like and if you
have increased the other ingredients)
1/4-teaspoon
Nigella/kalo jeera/kalonji
1-long
green chili (add more if you like hot)
Salt
to taste
Pinch
of sugar
1-tablespoon
oil
Method:
1. In the
blender/ grinder mix coconut, sesame,
mustard and green chili and make a paste, add little water in case needed
2. Keep the
paste aside and add little salt to the whole paste, otherwise it might turn
bitter due to mustard
3. Heat oil
in wok or karahi
4. Add Nigella
seed and fry a little
5. Add the
diced pumpkin and drumstick ( if using) and fry until the pumpkin is half done
6. Add the
paste and combine with pumpkin
7. Fry for a
while, add salt and pinch of sugar
8. Sprinkle little
water in case sticking at the bottom or add water to make thick gravy
9. Cook until
pumpkin is well done and gravy thickened
10.
Serve with
roti or boiled white rice
Enjoy the day and hope to you see
you next time when I have more energy than today. Take care!
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