DODH AL-PUMPKIN CHUTNEY IN KASHMIRI STYLE

                                     DODH AL-PUMPKIN CHUTNEY IN KASHMIRI STYLE

INGREDIENTS REQUIRED

1. Pumpkin- 1 kg
2. Garlic cloves- 20
3. Salt- 3 teaspoons
4. Yoghurt- 2 cups
5. Water- 2 cups
6. Shahi Cumin Seeds- 2 teaspoons
7. Raisins- 10 to 15
8. Saffron- 10 to 12 strands
9. Kashmiri Red Chili Powder- 1 teaspoon

STEPS REQUIRED FOR THE PREPARATION

1. Peel and remove the hard upper layer of the pumpkin.
2. Remove the seeds from it.
3. Chop it into big pieces.
4. Wash the pumpkin pieces under the running water.
5. Take a large frying pan.
6. Add water into it.
7. Add pumpkin pieces into the water.
8. Boil the water.
9. Add garlic along with the pumpkin pieces.
10.  Once the pumpkin pieces are tender, remove the frying pan from the gas stove.
11. Remove the water from the pieces.
12. Mash the boiled pumpkin pieces.
13. Squeeze the excess water from it.
14. Place the mashed pumpkin into the big glass bowl.
15. Add salt into it.
16. Add raisins into it.
17. Add Shahi cumin seeds into it.
18. Add saffron strands into it.
19.  Add Kashmiri red chili powder into it.
20. Mix all of them together thoroughly.
21. Keep the bowl in a refrigerator for a few hours.
22. Serve it at lunch or dinner.