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14 Pumpkin Recipes For You To Try This Fall

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Pumpkin Recipes – a collection of both savoury and sweet for you to try when pumpkins are in season

1.Roasted Pumpkin Soup with flavours of Lemongrass and Ginger – this pumpkin soup recipe combines the mild pumpkin flavour with bold flavours of ginger and lemongrass, gets a whole new personality – this soup is so fall ready! 

2. Sweet Sour Spicy Pumpkin Soup – Pumpkin Chaaru, a South Indian pumpkin recipe, where tamarind, spice powder and a bit of sweetness from jaggery come together to make a mouthwatering soup. You can sip this as it is, or mix some chaaru with rice and slurp from a bowl.

3. Pumpkin, Lentils and Spring Onion Soup– this pumpkin soup is just what the doctor ordered to keep you warm on cold evenings, keep the bread handy!

4. Stew of Pumpkin, Lentils and Sweet Potato – a winter special pumpkin recipe for you, this one pot filling and healthy dish perfect for dinner

5. Marinated Tofu and Pumpkin Rice – great to carry in a lunchbox or as an Asian main course dish for a quick dinner

6. Pumpkin Raita – or a South Indian style pumpkin and yogurt dish, makes an excellent vegetarian side dish or as an addition to a simple Indian menu.

7. Punjabi style sweet and sour Pumpkin Subzi – Kaddu ki subzi, popular in Punjabi homes, pairs best with puris or deep fried Indian bread.
8. Vegetarian Parsi Dhansakh – this curry is a mix of lentils, vegetables and freshly ground spices, goes best with rice
9. Chai Spiced Pumpkin Mini Bundt Cakes – a guilt free cake, low in fat, turns out super moist thanks to pumpkin puree.

10. Pumpkin Coffee Cake – a simple tea cake perfect as an accompaniment to tea or coffee

11. Healthy Pumpkin Oats Coconut Squares – combines all good things in one slice- desiccated coconut, oats, pumpkin puree – suitable for breakfast on the go.

12. Pumpkin and Date Cake – full of healthy goodness from pumpkin and dates, a good option for a lunchbox treat or a morning coffee accompaniment

13. Marbled Pumpkin Cake – This double colour cake is sure to delight kids and adults alike!

14. Pumpkin and Carrot Halwa – a delicious Indian dessert, fitting finale to an Indian meal

I hope you liked this collection of pumpkin recipes. Do try them out and enjoy the health benefits of this versatile vegetable!

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  1. Prabha Subramanian says: October 11, 2015 at 7:15 am

    Lovely ! Hoping to try them out sometime 🙂

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  2. nandita says: October 11, 2015 at 7:24 am

    Thank you @Prabha aunty 🙂

    Reply

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