Dudde Upkari / Pumpkin Stir Fry.

Pumpkin is called Dudde in Konkani. Dudde Upkari is a simple and healthy stir fry made with Pumpkin and goes well as a side dish with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Dudde Upkari/ Pumpkin Stir fry.

Ingredients:-

Pumpkin /Dudde  - 2 cup chopped
Green chillies.      -2   or  Dry Red chillies. - 2 broken into halves.
Mustard seeds.     -1/2tsp
Hing powder.       -1/4tsp [asafoetida]
Coconut oil.         -1tsp
Salt.                      - to taste

Instructions:-

Remove the outer skin and chop the Pumpkin / Dudde into 1/2 inch lengthy pieces. Wash well and keep aside.

Wash and slit Green chillies into small pieces and keep aside. Or you can add 2dry Red chillies  broken into halves - optional.

Method:-

Heat Coconut oil in a pan on low flame and splutter Mustard seeds and saute well.

Add slit Green chilly pieces and saute well.

Add Hing powder [asafoetieda] and mix well.

Add the chopped Pumpkin pieces and saute well.

Add required Salt and mix well without adding water.If needed sprinkle 2tbsp of water.

Cover and cook on low flame till the chopped Pumpkin pieces become tender. Stir in between. (Donot cook the pumpkin for longer period, it will become mushy).

Switch off the flame and transfer the stir fry to a serving plate.

A tasty Dudde Upkari / Pumpkin Stir Fry is ready to serve as a side dish with rice.