Curried Pumpkin - vegetable side dish


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 4
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 32.5
  • Total Fat: 0.8 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 7.1 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
  • Protein: 1.1 g

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Introduction

Pumpkin boiled and mashed is a popular vegetable in the Caribbean. In Trinidad it is also cooked slightly curried.

This is how I cook it at home. Pumpkin boiled and mashed is a popular vegetable in the Caribbean. In Trinidad it is also cooked slightly curried.

This is how I cook it at home.
Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

    3 cups of raw pumpkin,
    1 tbsp minced garlic
    1 tbsp curry powder
    black pepper (to taste)

Directions

Cut off the rind of the pumpkin and dice it (about 1/2 inch cubes). Put in a medium pot and add minced garlic, curry powder and black pepper to taste.

Add 3/4 cup of water and mix well.

Bring to the boil, lower head to medium and cook until tender.

Mash well and serve.

Makes 4 1/2 cup servings.

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JOMO2010.

Member Ratings For This Recipe


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    Very Good
    This was excellent, I had some pumpkin left over when I was making a pumpkin cheese cake, so I thought I'd try this. I didn't have quite enough of the pumpkin that the recipe asked so I added yams as well. It was fantastic!! - 4/4/10