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Lal Bhopla Bhaji / Dudde Upkari

During festivals, auspicious days, I try to follow my Mom's customs to cook food with no onion garlic. One of my Mom's recipes I love is this stir fry Pumpkin or Lal Bhopla or Kadoo... with lots of chillies and jaggery. In Konkani, we call this Lal Bhopla Bhaji as Duddhe Upkari.

Ingredients:
Pumpkin/Kadoo/Lal Bhopla - 250 gms
Curry Leaves/Kadipata/Karbeo - a sprig
Green Chilies - 5
Grated Coconut - 2 tbsp
Cilantro/Coriander Leaves - few sprigs
Mustard Seeds/Sasam - 1/2 tsp
Turmeric/Haldi - 1/4 tsp
Asafetida/Hing - 1/4 tsp
Jaggery or Brown Sugar - about 1 tsp
Oil preferably Coconut Oil

How to cook Lal Bhoplyachi Bhaji:
  • Peel the pumpkin skin and cut it into bite size pieces. Wash the curry leaves, green chilies and pat them dry.
  • Heat 1 tbsp oil in a kadhai/wok and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and asafetida.
  • After mustard seeds pop, add pumpkin, turmeric and lengthwise slit green chilies. Stir and cook it covered at low flame. Keep checking after every 2 minutes.
  • When pumpkin gets cooked and turns soft, add salt, jaggery, grated coconut and chopped cilantro. Add more coconut if you like.
  • Cook it covered for 5 more minutes and Bhople Upkari is ready. Garnish with cilantro and/or coconut.
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  1. Siddhi ShirsatMarch 16, 2010 at 3:44 PM

    wow uma very nice pumpkin vege...jaggery vl gv it a nice taste...evn coconut too

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  2. Malar GandhiMarch 16, 2010 at 3:44 PM

    Looks wonderful, tasteee:)

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  3. hamaarethoughts.comMarch 16, 2010 at 4:01 PM

    good..one..I will try ,it definately gives a festive feel..

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  4. NamithaMarch 16, 2010 at 4:48 PM

    Something new for me..Interesting list of ingredients..chillies, jaggery, hing

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  5. MicheleMarch 16, 2010 at 6:17 PM

    Yum! I love pumpkin and this looks delicious.

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  6. Sushma MallyaMarch 16, 2010 at 11:05 PM

    looks delicious, and seems really easy too

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  7. SathyaSridharMarch 17, 2010 at 12:51 AM

    Its looking simple n good,,,, my mom also use to cook the same for all auspicious days at our home.

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  8. FoodLoversMarch 17, 2010 at 1:08 AM

    looks gr8

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  9. TAZAIKAMarch 17, 2010 at 1:15 AM

    Thanks for visiting my blog n the lovely comments.keep in touch,tc bye

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  10. KrishnaveniMarch 17, 2010 at 2:19 AM

    This is my all time favourite and healthy too.

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  11. KshipraMarch 17, 2010 at 3:08 AM

    Uma, pumpkin looks yum. I too cook sweet sour pumpkin but ur ingredients are different and yes, my mom too observes this no onion-garlic during festivals.

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  12. Ms.ChitchatMarch 17, 2010 at 3:42 AM

    Simple and tasty recipe. Looks very nice.

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  13. MaryMohMarch 17, 2010 at 10:57 AM

    Mmmm....looks spicy and delicious.

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