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Pumpkin Choka - An easy recipe for seasoned, mashed pumpkin dish, traditionally severed as a side with roti. www.homemadezagat.com

Pumpkin choka

An easy recipe for seasoned, mashed pumpkin dish, traditionally severed as a side with roti.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Caribbean
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 pounds pumpkin peeled and diced
  • 3 cloves garlic grated
  • 2 tablespoon oil
  • Salt to taste
  • 4 tablespoons water

Method
 

  1. Put pumpkin, water, garlic, and salt in a heavy saucepan and steam on low heat until pumpkin is tender (mashed up)
  2. Add oil.
  3. Add salt to taste and leave to simmer to till consistency you prefer (don't let all the liquid dry out)
  4. If pumpkin wasn't sweet, add a little sugar while it simmers

Notes

You do not have to cut the pumpkin up into small pieces. Just chunks will do. I think it gives a better texture. And you know I prefer a thicker texture just look at how I make my dhal.
Be careful of how much water you add in. You don't want too much water to start with. Add a little if by chance your pot starts sticking. Not even a 1/3 cup at a time. I actually add by tablespoons.
Remember this is steaming. Not cooking. So have some patience with it. You might be a pot checker like me, ugh, have the patience to leave it to steam

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