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8+ Best Indian Pumpkin Recipes

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Looking for easy and healthy Vegetarian Indian pumpkin recipes to make in your Instant Pot or on the stovetop? Explore my collection of 8+ best winter squash recipes that your family will love.

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Looking for the pumpkin recipes? You are in the right place. Today, I am sharing my 8+ easy pumpkin recipes, from soups to side dishes and desserts. You can also check out my butternut squash recipes collection and follow the same recipes using pumpkin.

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What is Pumpkin?

Pumpkin is a type of winter squash that belongs to the Cucurbitaceae family. It is also known as Kaddu in India. There are more than 150 varieties of pumpkins in every shape, color, and size, used for both decoration and cooking.

They are quintessential fall and winter ingredients that are super versatile and easy to cook. They have a natural, earthy, sweet flavor that's great in both sweet and savory recipes. Yes, the skin, flesh, seeds, leaves, and flowers of pumpkins are all edible.

8+ Indian Vegetarian Pumpkin Recipes

Let's look at the 8+ Indian Pumpkin Recipes, which will offer you various options.

roasted pumpkin seeds served on a plate

Air Fryer Pumpkin Seeds

These Roasted Pumpkin Seeds are healthy and perfectly seasoned snacks made in the air fryer.
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Pumpkin Seeds Chutney Powder served in a wooden bowl with pumpkin seeds on the surface for decoration.

Pumpkin Seeds Chutney Powder

Pumpkin Seeds Chutney Powder recipe is a delicious and nutritious condiment made with raw pumpkin seeds, red chili powder, garlic, curry leaves, tamarind, jaggery and salt.
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Thai Curried Pumpkin Soup served in a soup bowl garnished with red chilli flakes and cilantro

Thai Pumpkin Soup Instant Pot

Thai Curried Pumpkin Soup recipe is nutritious, sweet and spicy with bursting thai coconut curry flavors made in Instant Pot Pressure cooker and is naturally keto, vegan, and gluten free.
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Pumpkin pasta served in a bowl with chili flakes, parsley, and decorative pumpkin on the side.

Creamy Pumpkin Pasta (with Indian Cottage Cheese)

This creamy pumpkin pasta, made without cream or cheese, is the perfect fall comfort meal. It's high in protein and packed with fiber, with a rich texture from pumpkin, tomatoes, paneer, and garlic.
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air fryer roasted pumpkin served on a white plate garnished with parsley and fork on the side

Air Fryer Pumpkin

Roasted Air Fryer Pumpkin is a delicious and healthy vegetable side dish that you want to make it again and again!
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Pumpkin Masala curry served in a kadai with side of chapati

Instant Pot Pumpkin Curry

This Pumpkin Masala is Indian style sweet-spicy curry made using basic Indian spices in Instant Pot Pressure cooker.
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Pumpkin Sambar made of lentils and pumpkin served in a bowl with cooked rice on side

Instant Pot Pumpkin Sambar

Pumpkin Sambar is a South Indian lentil and pumpkin stew made with yellow pumpkin, lentils, tamarind and unique blend spice blend together called sambar powder in instant pot pressure cooker.
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pumpkin raita served in a bowl garnished with cilantro

Yellow Pumpkin Raita (Kaddu ka Raita)

Yellow Pumpkin Raita or Kaddu ka Raita is an easy to make accompaniment made using grated pumpkin, yogurt and few spices and it goes very well with Indian meals.
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Pumpkin Halwa served in a glass bowl with pistachios on top

Pumpkin Halwa Recipe (Pumpkin Pudding)

Pumpkin Halwa or Kaddu ka halwa is a rich Indian Dessert recipe made with pumpkin, milk and sugar with generous amount of ghee in Instant pot Pressure cooker or stove top
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  1. samreen

    5 stars
    just came across this blog......man i am totally blown out........love this whole blog <3 <3 <3 <3. please suggest some recipes for obese child

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    • Bhavana Patil

      Thank you so much Samreen, means a lot.

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