Pumpkin & Potato Mash (Navratri)
Prep: 15 min
Cook: 15 min
Yields: 2 Servings
Ingredients
- For Potato Mash:Potato (large) – 2 nos
- Salt (sendha) – to taste
- Butter – 1 tbl spn
- For Pumpkin Mash:- Pumpkin diced – 2 cups
- Saunf (fennel seeds) – 2 tsp
- Cheese grated (optional) – 2 tbl spn
- Jeera roasted (cumin roasted) – 1 tsp
- Cheese grated (optional) – 3 tbl spn
- Milk – 1/4 cup
- Salt (sendha) – to taste
- Butter – 1 tbl spn
Method
- Peel and cut the potatoes into two. Boil potato with some salt. Once boiled immediately strain them and immediately transfer to a deep pan.
- Using the potato masher mash up the potatoes while they are still very hot. Now add butter and milk to it and mix well.
- Heat a pan and add the mashed potato and season with salt and roasted jeera. Toss till the mash come together. Remove to a bowl and add grated cheese.
- For the pumpkin mash melt butter and add saunf. Saute for few seconds and add the diced pumpkin and saute. Add salt and cook till pumpkin goes soft. Remove into a bowl and mash with it up with a fork.
- Mix grated cheese with pumpkin. Place this in a baking dish and spread it on the bottom. Keep atleast 1/2 inch thick. Now cover the pumpkin mash with potato mash till it completely covers it.
- Place this dish in a pre heated oven at 160c for 10 mins. Serve hot.
Notes
use a cheese that is free of rennet. That is 100% vegetarian.