Pumpkin-truly Pumps up your Kins! J
With loads of Vitamins ,Minerals, Carotenes this orange fleshy vegetable (I am calling this as a vegetable – that’s what it is regarded as in India) is rich in fibre and low in calories and Cholesterol. So many benefits and yet I am surprised this vegetable doesn’t enjoy the popularity it should. I know many people who will say ‘Pumpkin..yuck!’. Bhopla (in Marathi) or Kaddu (in Hindi) is looked down upon by many people. In fact Pumpkins are quite versatile and can be added to many recipes like soups, curries, Sambar,Puris,cakes,pies -the list is endless.
Each and every part of this plump vegetable is edible, tasty and nutritious- The flesh , the seeds and the skin too!(We make a delicious chutney from the skin)
I am really glad Meeta has chosen this all rounder vegetable for this month’s FMR.
So here’s Pumpkins Parathas for Meetas FMR
- 3 Cups Whole wheat flour
- 1 cup Pumpkin grated (we call it Lal Bhopla here, the flat round variety)
- 2 tsp coriander leaves chopped fresh green
- 2 tsp sesame seeds
- 1 tsp seeds ajowain
- 2 tsp green chilli paste
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 tsp lime juice (optional)
- Salt as per taste
- Combine all the ingredients in a bowl.Pumpkin contains lots of water, so knead the dough in it. Use more water if required and knead into a soft pliable dough.Donu2019t keep the dough for long.
- Immediately make small lime size balls of the dough.Roll out each ball on a flat surface with a rolling pin into a circle. Dust some wheat flour if required.On a hot griddle/tava, cook each paratha on both sides applying little oil on both sides.
- Serve hot with curds(yoghurt) or some achaar,Chutney.
Wow..thats a great recipe. I will try it tomorrow :).
@Thanks a lot Shilpa.Pls.let me know how you liked it.
Paranthas with pumpkin! WOW! Certainly will book mark this and try making it. Thank you so much for the entry.
@Thanks and let me know Meeta how u like it.
Parathas with pumpkin sound great. I am coming to your place for some…
@ You are most welcome Vaishali I am waiting 🙂 and thanks a lot for ur kind words
This is a great recipe. Will surely try it
@Thanks Krithika..will wait for ur feedback when u taste it!
Hi your parathas look really yummmmmmy …i’m surely gonna try them out…but could you please tell me which pumpkin you used – orange one or white?
@Hi Darshini.Thanks for your kind words.I used the orange pumpkin.Let me know how you like it
Meeta,
Thanks this looks and sounds yummy, specially with Halloween my kids love to go pumkin picking and they don’t eat pumkin pie and I end up making pumpkin sheera with ghee!!
This is a great healthy alternative to use pumkins, this is what our lunch dabba will have tomorrow!!!
@Thanks Sonali and do let me know how your kids liked it.
Sonali
Hey thanx for sharing the recipe. I tried it and it really was very delicious. Thanx again:)
Hi this looks good …Pumpkin is the dark orange round kind ? wanna try making ..
@ Yes its the orange round pumpkin
Hey,thatz a great recipe of pumpkin,I am going to try it for dinner
Wow looks tasty
Vidya
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I will try this, for my afternoon lunch today.
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hi
i recently came accross your blog and like your blog. i have also started a foodblog recently.keep up your good work and i wish u a very success.
cheers
swetha
thanks so much for this recipe! My husband who uptil now regarded pumpkin as an untouchable vegetable, loved this one and I am delighted 😀 We both loved the pumpkin parathas.
hey…
We got a very huge pumpkin last week.. and I was looking for all possible pumpkin recipes on the internet.. I was looking for some recipes other than sweet recipes.. I found this one.. and made some parathas today.. they tasted amazing.. thank you 🙂
till now I have made pumpkin bhajee, pumpkin bharit, pumpkin thalipeeth and pumpkin paratha today.. I still have 5 more kgs of pumpkin to finish 🙂 can u suggest some more recipes..
Geeta
Its a great receipe…I tried at home…got sooooo…. many compliments …thank you 🙂
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