Pumpkin curry with milk

1 cup unpeeled pumpkin cubed

1 tsp garlic paste or 4 cloves garlic

1 tbsp onion

2 green chillies sliced

1/4 tsp turmeric

2" cinnamon

curry leaves

rampe optional

1/4 tsp fenugreek

1/2 tsp salt

1 cup water or thin coconut milk

Put all the ingredients together and simmer uncovered and cook till pumpkin is tender. Then grind the following to a paste and mix with 1 cup thick coconut milk (1 tbsp coconut milk powder) or milk and add to the pumpkin.

1 tbsp grated coconut

1 tsp raw rice

curry leaves

1/2 tsp cumin seeds

1 tsp mustard seeds

1 cup milk

Cook for a few minutes longer until well blended. Add 1/2 tsp lime juice (optional) and sprinkle cumin, curry leaves or roasted curry powder (optional).

Try cucumber, water gourd and ash gourd the same way.

This recipe goes to think spice think fenugreek event.