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30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

Kaddu Nu Shaak Gujarati

Name: Kaddu Nu Shaak Gujarati
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Gujarat Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; 0.5tsp Turmeric Powder; 100g Jaggery; 1tsp Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch); 250g pumpkin; salt; 1tsp Cumin Seeds; 2tbsp oil

Pumpkin sabzi Gujarati style with jaggery, peanuts, and green chilli. Sweet-spicy balance that defines Gujarat cooking — festive and everyday.

Time 30 min · Serves 4 · 179 kcal · Central Gujarat, Gujarat

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

Turmeric Powder — 0.5 tsp (ground)
Jaggery — 100 g (whole)
Red Chilli Powder (Lal Mirch) — 1 tsp (ground)
pumpkin — 250 g (chopped)
salt (optional) (whole)

Tempering

Cumin Seeds — 1 tsp (whole)
oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Wash and prepare all ingredients for Kaddu Nu Shaak Gujarati. Chop vegetables, marinate protein if needed.
Heat oil in a kadhai or heavy-bottomed pan. Add tempering spices — let them splutter.
Add chopped onions and sauté until golden brown.
Add ginger-garlic paste, sauté for a minute until raw smell disappears.
Add tomatoes and cook until oil separates from the masala.
Add dry spice powders — turmeric, red chilli, coriander powder. Mix well.
Add the main ingredient. Mix well and coat with masala.
Cover and cook on medium-low flame, stirring occasionally, until done.
Adjust salt and spices. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Kaddu Nu Shaak Gujarati?: 179 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 30 min — 10 min prep, 20 min cooking.

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