5 from 21 votes
Pumpkin Rice Recipe
Pumpkin Rice Recipe blends rice with pumpkin and aromatics, seasoned with spices like cumin, garam masala, chili powder, and whole spices such as bay leaf, cloves, star anise, and cardamom. The dish is fragrant and lightly spiced, with tender pumpkin pieces cooked into fluffy rice, enhanced by sautéed onions, garlic, ginger, green chilies, and toasted desiccated coconut for texture and flavor.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
213 kcal
Course:
Side Dish, Main Course
Cuisine:
Indian
Ingredients
- 200 g pumpkin
- 1 cup rice
- 2 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 inch ginger
- 2 green chili
- 3 tablespoons dessicated coconut
- 3 tablespoons neutral cooking oil generic cooking oil
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 1 teaspoon red chili powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 2 bay leaf
- 3 cloves
- 2 star anise
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 black cardamom
- 3 cups water
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for about half an hour.
- Chop all the vegetables.
- Heat oil in a pan and add cumin seeds. Let them turn aromatic.
- Saute onions first, then garlic and ginger.
- Add green chillies, spices, and pumpkin. Saute for a minute.
- Stir in water (1 cup) and cover with a lid to cook pumpkin for 2-3 minutes.
- Once it is soft, mash some pumpkin chunks.
- Stir-in desiccated coconut, and fry it for a minute.
- Next, go rice, and for a minute. Add water (2 cups) and cook it while covering it with a lid.
- Garnish with fresh herbs.
- Serve warm, delicious pumpkin rice.
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Notes
- Soaking rice before cooking improves texture but is optional.
- Use a neutral cooking oil to allow the spices to shine.
- The recipe provides a balance of ground and whole spices to build layered aroma and flavor.
- Desiccated coconut adds subtle sweetness and texture variation.
- Chop vegetables uniformly for even cooking.
- This dish can be served warm as a side or a light main.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
4people
Calories
213kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
15g
(23%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
(18%)
Monounsaturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Trans Fat
0.04g
(2%)
Sodium
1845mg
(77%)
Potassium
345mg
(7%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
5476IU
(110%)
Vitamin C
19mg
(21%)
Calcium
63mg
(6%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 213
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4people | |
| Calories | 213kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Sodium | 1845mg | 77% |
| Potassium | 345mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 5476IU | 110% |
| Vitamin C | 19mg | 21% |
| Calcium | 63mg | 6% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.