Lal Bhopalyachi Bhaji – Marathi Recipe

Instructions

• Peel the red pumpkin and chop it into small pieces.
• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add mustard seeds and let them pop up.
• Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• Add hing, curry leaves and turn off the gas.
• Add red chili powder and mix well.
• Turn off the gas so that red chili powder won’t be over roasted.
• Turn on the gas and add pumpkin. Mix well.
• Add salt and mix well.
• Salt helps in releasing moisture from pumpkin.
• Add water and mix well.
• Cover and steam pumpkin on medium heat for about 5-6 minutes.
• Remove the lid and mix well once.
• Add fresh coconut, coriander leaves and mix well.
• You can add roasted peanut powder instead of fresh coconut.
• Fry for just about a minute.
• Turn off the gas and lal bhopalyachi bhaji is already.
• It goes well with chapatti.
• You can serve it with rice as side dish.