Chaitra Navratri 2025: The holy festival of Chaitra Navratri is going on and during this time the devotees who keep fast consume satvik and fruitarian food. Pumpkin is a vegetable which is very beneficial for health. But due to its bland taste, few people like it. Pumpkin vegetable is a very good option to eat during the Navratri fast. If this vegetable is cooked properly, then people eat it by licking their fingers. Today we have brought you a special recipe of pumpkin vegetables worth eating during fasting, in which it can be made delicious by using selected spices. It can be a great option for lunch or dinner. Let us know in detail in this article how to make pumpkin vegetables for fasting. 

Ingredients for Pumpkin Sabzi

500 grams pumpkin

2 green chillies

10 curry leaves

Half teaspoon fenugreek seeds

One cinnamon stick

Half a teaspoon turmeric powder

Salt to taste

One-fourth teaspoon of red chilli powder

One teaspoon of mustard seeds

Six black pepper

Three tablespoons grated coconut

200 ml coconut milk

Two tablespoons of vegetable oil

Method of making pumpkin sabzi for fasting

First of all, put pumpkin pieces in a vessel. Add green chilies, 5 curry leaves, cinnamon sticks, fenugreek seeds, turmeric powder, salt, red chili powder, and 400 ml water to it. Now boil it and then cook on a medium flame for 12-15 minutes without a lid. Cook it till the pumpkin is soft. You can check it with the tip of a knife.

Meanwhile, put mustard seeds, black pepper, 2 tablespoons of grated coconut, and coconut milk in a blender and grind it finely. Add this paste to the boiled pumpkin and cook for a few minutes till the gravy thickens. Taste and check for salt and turn off the flame.

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a small frying pan. Add remaining 5 curry leaves and saute for 30 seconds. Add 1 tbsp grated coconut and saute till golden and crisp. Garnish the curry with this.

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