Sliced White Radishes with Golden Pumpkin
White cooking radishes (mooli) pleasantly contrast in color and taste with golden-red pumpkin, the flavor of radishes varies enormously, from the mild salad icicle type available in supermarkets to the slightly hot and punget mooli sold in ethnic markets. Use whatever type is easily available, including oriental daikon. When you fry fenugreek seeds in a seasoning, allow them to turn khaki-red but do not let them darken to deep...
Succulent Gujarati Pumpkin
Ingredients • Oil or ghee – 2 tbsp • Fenugreek seeds – 1 tsp • Yellow asafetida powder – ½ tsp • Pumpkin, cut 1.75cm cubes – 1 kg • Water – 1 cup • Salt – 1½ tsp • Turmeric – ½ tsp • Red chili powder – ½ tsp • Coriander powder – 1 tsp...
Puffed Rice and Nut Snack with Raisins
Though not widely available in India, sunflower and pumpkin seeds help to make this a nutritious snack. Recently, seven-grain puffed cereal packaged as Kashi has reached health food stores shelves. It is wonderfully crunchy and flavorful, an excellent alternative to puffed rice – and to popcorn. Preparation and cooking time (after assembling ingredients): 20 minutes Ingredients • Cayenne pepper – ¼ teaspoon (1 ml) • Turmeric...
Pumpkin Wafers
You can use any winter squashbutternut, acorn, banana, or Hubbard. Preparation and salting time: 30 minutes Cooking time: about 20 minutes Ingredients • Peeled, seeded pumpkin or squash, cut into wafers ¼ inch (6 mm) thick and 1 ½ inches (4 cm) across – 1 pound (455 g) • Salt – 1 teaspoon (5 ml) • Turmeric – 1 teaspoon (5 ml) • Cayenne...
Carob/Chocolate Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars
Ingredients & Preparation FOR THE CRUST •1 cup graham crackers, crashed •4 tbsp carob powder •2 tablespoons sugar •4 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2 FOR THE FILLING •2 8 oz bar cream cheese •1 cup sugar •1 cup pumpkin puree •3 tbsp all-purpose flour •½ tsp nutmeg •½ tsp cinnamon •1/2 teaspoon salt •4 oz carob chips •4.5 tsp egg replacer,...