Tips and Hacks
Before grilling; take a handful of hickory chips and soak them in water for an hour or so.
Add a few at a time to the barbecue coals for an enhanced smoke flavor in your food.
Sweet Pumpkin
Submitted by Donya E. See all of Donya E.'s recipes. | October 29th, 2022
This dish is also known as Kadu Bouranee.
| Amount | Unit | Ingredient | |
| 1/4 | cup | ||
| 2 | pounds | ||
| 4 | ounces | ||
| 1 | clove |
Garlic
crushed
| |
| 1 | cup | ||
| 1/2 | cup | ||
| 3/4 | teaspoon | ||
| 3/4 | cup | ||
| 1/2 | teaspoon |
Ginger
finely chopped
| |
| 1 | teaspoon | ||
| 1/4 | teaspoon |
Garlic
Sugar
Salt
Ginger
Black Pepper
Optional Ingredients
| Amount | Unit | Ingredient | |
| 1 | bunch |
Mint
chopped
|
Directions:
Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and cut into 2 inch cubes. Set aside.
Heat corn oil in a large frying pan. Add the pumpkin cubes and saute for a few minutes until they are lightly browned.
Meanwhile: In a bowl; mix together tomato sauce, garlic, water, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Add this to the pumpkin in the frying pan.
Cook for 20 to 25 minutes over low heat until the pumpkin is fork tender.
While you are waiting for the pumpkin to cook; mix together yogurt, finely chopped ginger, freshly ground coriander, the remaining salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
To serve:
Spread half the yogurt sauce on a plate and lay the pumpkin on top.
Top with the remaining yogurt and any cooking juices left over from the cooked pumpkin.
Garnish with a sprinkle of chopped mint.
Heat corn oil in a large frying pan. Add the pumpkin cubes and saute for a few minutes until they are lightly browned.
Meanwhile: In a bowl; mix together tomato sauce, garlic, water, sugar and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
Add this to the pumpkin in the frying pan.
Cook for 20 to 25 minutes over low heat until the pumpkin is fork tender.
While you are waiting for the pumpkin to cook; mix together yogurt, finely chopped ginger, freshly ground coriander, the remaining salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
To serve:
Spread half the yogurt sauce on a plate and lay the pumpkin on top.
Top with the remaining yogurt and any cooking juices left over from the cooked pumpkin.
Garnish with a sprinkle of chopped mint.
Submitted by Donya E. See all my recipes. | October 29th, 2022
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Cuisine: Afghan
Tested and True
To prevent cheese from molding, store it in an air tight container with a couple of sugar cubes.
Be sure to date and label the container.