
vegetable
Pumpkin
Kaddu
1500 g1 one Delica pumpkin (about 1.5 kg)
Measured by weight only; no spoon or count conversion used.
Instead of Pumpkin
Ash gourdUse the same weight; peel and cube. Firmer and less sweet, so cook 5–10 minutes longer and taste for sugar.
Sweet potatoUse the same weight; peel and cube. Sweeter and starchier; reduce added sugar and cook until just tender.
CourgetteUse the same weight; cut larger chunks. Watery and soft, so cook 5 minutes less and reduce liquid.
Recipes with Pumpkin

Charchari
Stir-fried Peelings and Scraps

Delica Pumpkin with Makhani Sauce & Hazelnut Crumble

Dhansak
All-In-One Lamb, Dal, Vegetable & Rice Curry

Khatta Meetha Kaddu
Sweet & Sour Pumpkin

Kumhare ki Subzi
Dry Spicy Pumpkin

Lauki ki Seekh
Skewered Pumpkin

Malabar Isthu with Pumpkin, Bitter Gourd & Cauliflower

Pulinkari
Sour Vegetable Curry

Pumpkin Chutney

Pumpkin Pickle

Puragayalu Pulussu
Mixed Vegetable Curry

Sitaphal ki Subzi
Pumpkin Curry


