Pumpkin & Carrot Porrial

Vegetables are always my favorite stuffs to eat. I love eating any vegetable for my meals for sure as i think vegetables are tastier than Non-vegetarian. And when speaking of pumpkins... I love pumpkins... I love the sweet and spicy combination of food much more than the usual ones... So i am always obsessed with Pumpkins, Beetroots, Carrots and few other sweet vegetables... And here i have come up with the combination of 2 sweet vegetables... Pumpkin + Carrot... It really tasted good guys.. Do try it out and give your comments :)

Pumpkin is one of the vegetables which is very low calories;  provides just 26 cal per 100 g and contains no saturated fats or cholesterol; but is rich a source of dietary fiber, anti-oxidants, minerals, vitamins. Recommended by dietitians in cholesterol controlling and weight reduction programs. 

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin – ¼ kg
• Carrot – ¼ kg
• Big onion – 1 chopped lengthwise
• Green chilli – 2 cut lengthwise
• Curry leaves – To temper
• Coriander Leaves – To garnish
• Turmeric Powder – ½ tspn
• Salt - To your taste.

Method:

• Wash the vegetables cleanly and cut the pumpkin and carrot into smaller cubes so that it would be easier to cook.
• Take a pan and add 2 tspn of oil to it.
• Add the cumin seeds once the oil is heated and wait till it splatters in low flame.
• Add the curry leaves, chilies and chopped onions and sauté for 2 min until the onion turns slightly brown.
• Add the cleaned and cut vegetables and add a cup of water to it.
• Add the turmeric powder and salt and cook it in medium flame for 5 – 10 mins until the vegetable is cooked well according to your convenience. But do not overcook it as it might become mushy.
• Add the coriander leaves once it got cooked and off the flame.
• Serve it with any kind of variety rice and also with meals.