Spicy Pumpkin (V, GF)
This spicy pumpkin is a simple but incredibly delicious autumn side dish. Simply steam cubed pumpkin, then coat it with toasted dried chillies and olive oil. Only four ingredients required.
Ingredients
- 600 g pumpkin (hokkaido, red kuri squash) deseeded and cubed with skin on; 600 g after deseeding
- 20 ml (4 tsp) olive oil
- 3-4 whole dried chillies depending on how hot you like it
- 1/6 tsp salt or to taste
Instructions
- Steam deseeded and cubed pumpkin over medium heat for 20 min. Check after 20 min with a fork to see if the pumpkin is soft enough, as it can sometimes take a few minutes longer.
- Heat olive oil in the pot, crush the whole dried chillies with your hands and add them to the olive oil. Leave them to fry a little bit then turn the heat to low.
- Add cooked pumpkin and mix well with a wooden spoon, so that all the pumpkin pieces are coated with olive oil.
- Turn off the heat, sprinkle salt over pumpkin and mix.
- Serve warm as a side dish.
Notes
*Using chilli flakes instead of whole dried chillies will not produce the same taste in this recipe.
*After crushing chillies with your hands, be careful not to touch your eyes, as they will burn. Washing your hands immediately after crushing chillies helps with reducing the transfer of heat from your fingers.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 servingCalories: 161kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gSodium: 190mgFiber: 2gSugar: 9g
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