How to prepare Pumpkin Handva?

Preparation Time: 10 minutes * Cooking Time: 15 minutes

* Serves 5

Ingredients

3 teacups grated white pumpkin (lauki)

5 tablespoons coarse jowar flour

1 chopped green chili

2 tablespoons chopped coriander

¼ teaspoons soda bi-carb

2 pinches sugar Salt to taste

For the topping

1 chopped tomato 1 chopped onion

2 tablespoons tomato ketchup or sweet and sour sauce

Squeeze out a little water from the pumpkin. Add the flour, green chili, coriander, soda bi-carb, sugar and salt and mix well

Spread the mixture on a baking tray and bake in a hot oven at 225 degree Celsius for 15 minutes. Top with the tomato, onion and ketchup or sweet and sour sauce

Cut into pieces and Serve

Health Information: Pumpkin contains 96% water and makes this traditional Gujarati dish low in calories. Jowar contains more iron than wheat flour. It also imparts an unusual flavour to the handva

Per Serving: Calories: 79 * Protein: 2g * Carbohydrates: 17g * Fat: 03.5g