Pumpkin with Dried Shrimps

Pumpkin with dried shrimps or Dudhi Bhaji with dried prawns is a simple recipe in which pumpkin/dudhi and dried prawns are cooked together into a mouth-watering dish. This is a Goan recipe which combines together the goodness of pumpkin and the delectable taste of dried prawns.

While I make the Dudhi Bhaji without onion and garlic several times, this is the first time I attempted to make this pumpkin with dried shrimps. My mother in law makes it very often and I learnt this recipe from her. It can be served with both rice and rotis.

Here is the step by step recipe for pumpkin with dried shrimps:

Serves: 3-4
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes

Ingredients:

Pumpkin: 3 cups chopped
Green Chilies: 2 slit vertically
Onion: 1 finely chopped
Dried Shrimps: 1/2 cup
Scrapped Coconut: 2 tsp (optional)
Jaggery: 1 tbsp
Salt: to taste
Oil: 1 tsp

Method of Preparation:

1. Heat oil in a pan. Add onion and green chilies and stir fry till translucent.
2. Add dried prawns and stir fry for a minute.
3. Add little water and close lid. Cook till prawns turn soft and are almost cooked.

4. Add pumpkin and mix well. Add little water and let cook.
5. Once pumpkin is cooked, add coconut, jaggery and salt and mix well. Let cook for a minute. Your delicious Pumpkin with Dried Shrimps is ready.

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Pumpkin with Dried Shrimps