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Indian Pumpkin Curry with creamy coconut sauce in a saucepan.
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Indian Pumpkin Curry - Instant Pot Option

Creamy Indian Pumpkin Curry packs in tons of flavor and meaty texture into every bite. An easy and healthy dinner recipe gets done in under 30 minutes. This Vegetable curry is vegan and gluten free.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time25 minutes
Course: dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 4 cups
Calories: 95kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pumpkin diced
  • 1 cup potatoes diced
  • 2 hot green peppers chili peppers
  • 1 teaspoon grated ginger
  • ¼ cup peanuts
  • ¼ cup grated coconut fresh / frozen or dry
  • 1 Tablespoon oil
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon curry powder or garam masala
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • Salt and pepper - adjust per taste

Instructions

  • Peel and cut the potatoes and pumpkin into bite size pieces.
  • Using a high speed blender, puree the coconut, peanuts, ginger and green chilies with some water. You can make it coarse grind ( which I prefer) or smooth puree depending upon your texture preference.

Instant Pot Pumpkin Curry

  • Turn the InstantPot on Sauté mode. Once it displays hot, add oil and cumin seeds. Add the cut up vegetables and curry sauce. Add water. Mix everything well.
  • Close the InstantPot lid. Set the valve at SEALING. Choose Manual or pressure cook setting for 4 minutes. And let it do the cooking.
  • After the pressure cooker is done cooking, wait on Keep Warm Timer for 5-7 minutes and then release the leftover pressure. Carefully open the lid.
  • Add in turmeric and curry powder and lemon juice. Give the good stir so everything mixes well together. Adjust salt and pepper if needed. Spoon the curry in the serving bowl and Devour!!

Stove Top Pumpkin Curry Instructions :

  • Heat oil in Dutch oven or kadhai on Medium high heat. Once oil is heated, add cumin seeds and let them sputter. Add the cut up vegetables and ground puree. Add water. Mix everything well.
  • Cover the pan. Lower the heat to medium low. And let the curry cook for 10-15 minutes. Check intermittently to make sure there is enough water to prevent burns at the bottom.
  • Curry is cooked when the potatoes are fork tender. Turn off the heat. Add in turmeric and curry powder and lemon juice. Give the mixture a good stir so everything mixes well together. Adjust salt and pepper if needed. Spoon the curry in the serving bowl and Devour!!

Notes

  • In order to retain it's nutritional values I prefer to add turmeric and curry powder after it's done cooking.
  • For WFPB cooking, you can skip oil tempering and use the water saute instead.
  • For a true dump and go recipe, you can also skip the oil tempering and dump everything in InstantPot and let it cook.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cup | Calories: 95kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 88mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g