Golden Pumpkin

This Golden Pumpkin recipe features tender slices of pumpkin enhanced with fragrant curry leaves and a touch of spice from bird eye chili. With the addition of nutritional yeast and black salt, it offers a savory, umami-rich twist, making it a delicious and nutritious side dish perfect for any meal.

  • Preparation Time: 15 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 15 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

Servings: 2
  • 400 g
    pumpkin slice into 0.5 inch thick
  • 0.5 cup
    curry leaves
  • 1 pc
    bird eye chili
  • 2 tbsp
    cooking oil
  • 2 tbsp
    nutritional yeast
  • 0.13 tsp
    black salt

Instructions

  1. Toss the sliced pumpkin with salt. Set aside for 10 minutes.
  2. Coat the pumpkin with a generous amount of cornflour. Deep fry pumpkin until crisp and golden brown.
  3. In a large frying pan, heat up oil over medium heat, add in chilli and curry leaves, stir until fragrant.
  4. Reduce heat to low, add in nutritional yeast. Stir.
  5. Add in fried pumpkin, stir to coat evenly.
  6. Remove from heat. Serve warm.

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Tags

Courses: Main Course
Cooking time: 15-30 minutes
Special diets: Gluten-free
Cuisines: Chinese
Difficulty: Level 1 (easy)
Preparation method: Frying
Taste: Savoury
Number ingredients: 5-10 ingredients