Pumpkin Raita recipe | Kaddu ka raita

Pumpkin raita | kaddu ka raita is a easy raita recipe. Few weeks back when i went to my friend's house for Varalakshmi pooja, during a conversation she was telling about pumpkin raita. I never know that we can make raita with pumpkin. We south Indians make raita with White pumpkin| ashgourd, but making raita with yellow pumpkin | kaddu is quite new to me. Later she shared the recipe with me and it tried this few days back. It turned out very well. Try out this easy pumpkin raita recipe.

Check out my other pumpkin recipes

• Pumpkin paratha
• Pumpkin pasta
• Pumpkin paal kootu

Pumpkin raita recipe

  Preparation Time : 5 mins | Cooking Time : 5-7 Mins |Serves: 2-3

     Pumpkin  1 cup (cubed)
     Curd | Yogurt  1 cup
     Oil   1 tsp
     Mustard seeds  1/2 tsp
     Cumin seeds | jeera  1/2 tsp
     Asafoetida  2 pinches
     Salt  as needed
     Green chili  2-3
     Coriander leaves  few
Method:

• Chop the pumpkin into cubes and slit the green chili. 
• In a pan add oil and mustard seeds, jeera, asafoetida and green chili.
• Once the mustard splutters switch off the flame. Keep it aside.
• In the pan add the pumpkin cubes and add 1/4 cup of water to this.
• Add little salt and cook the pumpkin. Cook till it becomes soft and yet firm. 
• Do not cook it becomes mushy.
• If any water is left after the pumpkin is cooked drain it.
• Allow this to cool completely.
• Whisk the yogurt and add it to the cooked pumpkin.
• Add salt to this.
• Mix gently.
• Garnish with coriander leaves. 
• Serve chilled. 
• Pumpkin raita tastes best with any paratha. 

     
     

Method:

• Chop the pumpkin into cubes and slit the green chili. 
• In a pan add oil and mustard seeds, jeera, asafoetida and green chili.
• Once the mustard splutters switch off the flame. Keep it aside.

• In the pan add the pumpkin cubes and add 1/4 cup of water to this.
• Add little salt and cook the pumpkin. Cook till it becomes soft and yet firm. 
• Do not cook too long till it becomes mushy.
• If any water is left after the pumpkin is cooked drain it.
• Allow this to cool completely.

• Whisk the yogurt and add it to the cooked pumpkin.
• Add salt to this.
• Mix gently.
• Garnish with coriander leaves. 

• Serve chilled. 
• Pumpkin raita tastes best with any paratha. 

Notes:

1. You can also add roasted peanuts to the raita.
2. Since pumpkin is bit sweet, you can add one more green chili to this too.