How long does it take to make Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe ?

The total time to make Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe is 25 minutes. Preparation takes 15 minutes and cooking takes 10 minutes.

How many servings does this Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe recipe make?

This recipe makes 3 servings of Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe .

What type of cuisine is Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe ?

Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe is a Nagaland dish from the Indian Chutney Recipes category.

Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe

Name: Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Nagaland
Ingredients: 300 grams Kaddu (Parangikai/ Pumpkin); 1 Tamarind half the size of lemon; 1/2 cup Water; 1 teaspoon Oil; 1 Dry Red Chilli deseeded; 1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu); 1 Green Chilli cut into 2 pieces, finely chopped; 1 tablespoon Sultana Raisins; 1 tablespoon Jaggery; Salt to taste

Bela Dholakia

March 21, 2017

1113 Ratings

Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe - Recipe image with step-by-step cooking instructions

Time:Prep: 15 M|Cook: 10 M|Total: 25 M

Makes:3 Servings

Meal:Side Dish

Cuisine:Nagaland

Pumpkin Oambal is a traditional chutney-like or side dish recipe from Nagaland cuisine. It is prepared from pumpkin and has a sweet and sour taste to it.

The Naga cuisine is primarily non-vegetarian and the food is extremely hot and spicy with many varieties of chillies available in the region. Smoking, fermenting and sun drying are the various techniques used in Naga cooking. Pork, meat and fish are used majorly along with bamboo shoots and vegetables.

Serve this sweet and sour Pumpkin Oambal along with phulkas or parathas, Tomato Onion Gravy Sabzi and Spicy Paneer Pulao With Vegetables for a weekday lunch.

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Pumpkin Oambal is a traditional chutney-like or side dish recipe from Nagaland cuisine. It is prepared from pumpkin and has a sweet and sour taste to it.

Serve this sweet and sour Pumpkin Oambal along with phulkas or parathas, Tomato Onion Gravy Sabzi and Spicy Paneer Pulao With Vegetables for a weekday lunch.

Other recipes that you can try are:

Ingredients

300 grams Kaddu (Parangikai/ Pumpkin)

1 Tamarind, half the size of lemon

1/2 cup Water

1 teaspoon Oil

1 Dry Red Chilli, deseeded

1/4 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)

1 Green Chilli, cut into 2 pieces, finely chopped

1 tablespoon Sultana Raisins

1 tablespoon Jaggery

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Nagaland Style Pumpkin Oambal Recipe

To begin the preparation of pumpkin Oambal, in a microwave safe bowl, combine 1/2 cup water and tamarind. Microwave for about 30-40 seconds. You can also combine water and tamarind in a pan and bring the mixture to a boil. Once it cools down a bit, grind in a mixer/grinder.

Strain this mixture and set aside.

Wash and peel the pumpkin. Remove its seeds and cut it into cubes.

In a wide pan, add pumpkin cubes and tamarind water. Cover with a lid and cook for about 10 minutes or till pumpkin gets cooked and becomes soft. Mash it with the help of a vegetable masher. Keep aside.

In a pan heat oil and add dry red chilli and mustard seeds.

When mustard seeds crackle, add green chilli, raisins, pumpkin mixture and salt. Mix well and add jaggery. Let it cook for about a minute. Remove from flame.

Serve this sweet and sour Pumpkin Oambal along with phulkas or parathas, Tomato Onion Gravy Sabzi and Spicy Paneer Pulao With Vegetables for a weekday lunch.