Pumpkin recipe - Old Indian Kitchen

Simple & easy pumpkin dish - Old Indian Kitchen.

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Different vegetables contain different nutrients. So we should not miss any of the seasonal vegetables and fruits. My today's recipe is quiet a simple one. This is a very simple, traditional pumpkin recipe without comprising the yummy taste. 

Ingredients:

• Pumpkin 100 grams.
• Onion 1.
• Cumin seed 1 tbsp
• Cumin powder 1 tbsp.
• Turmeric 1/2 tbsp.
• Chili 1.
• Salt
• Sugar 1 tbsp.
• Oil 1 tbsp.
• Pure ghee 1 tbsp.(optional)

Recipe:

1. Wash and peel the pumpkin.
2. Remove the seeds and keep them aside.
3. Make small pieces of pumpkin.
4. Make onion slices from one medium sized onion.
5. Heat oil and add cumin seeds.
6. Add onions and chili.
7. Saute them in low heat.
8. Once, onions become golden brown color, add the pumpkins.
9. Saute them well.
10. Add turmeric, cumin powder, salt and sugar.
11. Mix and cover them for 3 to 4 minutes.
12. Add 2 cups of warm water.
13. Allow them to cook for 10 minutes.
14. If pumpkin become soft, turn off the heat.
15. Add pure ghee and serve warm with steam rice or chapati.

Note:

We are using some basic ingredients in almost all the recipes. Here, we will try to mention all the benefits of each ingredient.

Jeera (cumin seed) benefits:
1. Jeera is beneficial for digestion
2. It Lowers cholesterol
3. It is Effective for diabetes
4. Jeera Boosts immunity
5. It helps in detoxing body
6. It is good for weight loss.
7. It is Good for liver protection


Dhaniya (coriander seed) benefits:
1. Dhaniya helps in UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
2. It decrease Blood Pressure.
3. It fight food poisoning.
4. It improve cholestrol levels.
5. It is very Good for digestion
6. It helps protect against cancer.

Black Pepper powder benefits:
1.It assist in breakdooown of fat cells.
2.It helps to cure some skin disease.
3.It gives relief in  cold, cough.
4.It helps to fight against infections and insect bites.

Onion benefits:
1.Onion is a good source of vitamin C.
2.Onion improves the immunity system of human body.
3.Onion regulates the blood sugar.
4.Onion (raw onion)keep your heart healthy by reducing the production of bad cholestrol.
5.Onion is reducing the risk of gastric ulcers.

Garlic benefits:
1.Garlic is a natural blood purifier.
2.Garlic is good for reliefing cold and flu.
3.Garlic and mustard oil hot mixer is very good for massage.
4.It is very good for high blood pressure.
5.Garlic can prevent heart disease.
6.Garlic may help you live longer.

Ginger benefits: 
2.It is good for thyroid patients.
3.It helps reducing nausea.
4.It helps in food digestion.
5.It helps in reducing muscle pain.
6.Ginger is good home remedy for cold and cough.

Pach Phoron and benefits:
 Panch Phoron is a combination of five spices in a equal amount, named fenugreek seed, nigella seed or kalonji, cumin seed, black mustard seed and fennel seed.
Benifits:
1.You will get benifits of five seeds in a same time in one recipe.
2.It very easy to use pach phoron in preparing lenthils.
3.It will satisy your taste because all the seeds have different, nice flavour.
4.It is usefull in preparing pickles.

Fenugreek seed benefits:
1.It is good for high bp patient.
2.It is also benificial for diabetic patient.
3.It helps to reduce cholesterol.
4.It helps to relieve sore throat pain and cough.
5.It is very good for new mothers.

Black mustard seed benefits:
1. It is good for skin and hair.
2.It fights against infection.
3.Mustard seed slows ageing.
4.Also mustard seed can prevent many disease.

Nigella or kalonji seed benefits:
1.It is very helpful in different disease.
2.It is good in cold.
3.It is natural fertilizer booster.

Fennel seed benefits:
1. It helps in weight loss.
2. It is good for liver.
3. It is good for eyesight.
4. It helps purify blood.
5  It is a natural mouth freshner.

Garam masala (Mixer of cinnamon + cloves + cardamom) benefits:
1. Garam masala is a immunity booster.
2. It is helpful in weight loss.
3. It helps in digestion.
4. It helps in lowering blood sugar levels.

Thank you.💗