Pumpkin talkari

Try your hand at some of our local recipes right at home, including pumpkin talkari. Recipe by Foodie Nation.

In my recipe below, cubes of pumpkin are sautéed with the simplest of ingredients; olive oil, garlic, onion and the optional hot pepper. It's steamed until tender, then mashed to a smooth, pate-like consistency. Roasted ground geera (cumin) is also added at the end of cooking to highlight the flavor of the pumpkin. (Mummy swears by the addition of a little brown sugar).

Yield – 4 to 6 Servings.Cook Time – Approx. 30 minutes.Prep Time: 15 minutes.Ingredients: Pumpkin – 2lb (cut into 1 inch pieces) Onion – 1 (finely chopped) Garlic – 4 tbsp – (finely chopped) Pimento – 4 tbsp – (finely chopped) Geera/Cumin Seeds – 1 tbsp Amchar Marsala – 1 tsp Fine Thyme – 1tbsp – (finely chopped) Chadon Beni – 3 tbsp – (finely chopped) Brown Sugar – ¼ cup or more depending on your desired taste Salt – to taste Black Pepper – 1tsp Mustard Oil – 2 tbsp Coconut Oil…

Yield: 8-10 Servings INGREDIENTS Coconut Oil- 1/4 cup Garlic - 2 tbsp (finely chopped) Onion - 1/2 cup (finely chopped) Scotch Bonnet Pepper (no seeds) - 2 tsp or to taste (finely chopped) Whole Geera (Cumin) - 1 tsp Curry Powder - 1 tsp Pumpkin - 2 lb (1/2 inch cubes) Caripoulé Leaf - 1 Salt - 2 tsp Brown Sugar - 2 tbsp METHOD 1. Heat a medium sized pot over medium heat. 2. Add coconut oil. 3. Add garlic, onion and scotch bonnet pepper. Allow to cook for 2 to 3 minutes. 4. Add who

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