Pumpkin (Orange) Sauce

• Oange pumpkin – 1kg


• Sugar – 500gm


• Salt – 150gm


• Garlic– 1 small blub(peeled)


• Garam masala powder – 1tsp


• Red chili powder – 2tsp


• White vinegar – 400ml


• Red colour– 5 to 6 drops(optional)


• Oil – 3tsp

1. Peel and chop the pumpkin finely. Take care to discard seeds and stringy pith which is in the center.


2. Now grind the garlic to a fine paste.


3. Heat oil in a large pan, add garlic. Sauté it till light brown, stirring continuously. Add chilies, garam masala, stir for a minute.


4. And now add pumpkin and salt. Mix and cover it. Simmer stirring occasionally, till pumpkin is soft.


5. Add sugar and cook till a very soft lump is formed.


6. Cool to room temperature. Add vinegar and colour mix in the  blender again. Strain it . Now  preserve it in a bottel.