Fasting wali Kaddu ki Sabji
A mildly spiced and comforting curry, Fasting Pumpkin Curry (Kaddu ki Sabzi) is a popular vrat recipe made with pumpkin, rock salt, and minimal spices. Light, nutritious, and slightly sweet in taste, it pairs beautifully with rajgira puri or plain curd during fasting days like Navratri.
Shreya Singh
3 weeks ago
Ingredients
Main
Spices & aromatics
Finish
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
- Calories 160
- Total Fat 7 g
- Saturated Fat 3 g
- Cholesterol 5 mg
- Sodium 280 mg
- Total Carbohydrate 24 g
- Protein 3 g
Instructions
- 1 Heat ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds and let them crackle. Add green chilies and grated ginger, sauté briefly.
- 2 Add diced pumpkin (and potato if using). Stir well to coat with spices.
- 3 Season with rock salt and optional sugar/jaggery. Mix and cover the pan with a lid.
- 4 Cook on medium flame for 12–15 minutes until pumpkin is soft and slightly mushy. Stir occasionally to prevent sticking.
- 5 Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve warm with rajgira puris, kuttu rotis, or plain curd.
