Saag Kumro (Spinach With Pumpkin) Very Tasty Bengali Dish

Saag Kumro(Spinach With Pumpkin)


Ingredients:

• 3 cups peeled and diced pumpkin (kumro)
• 2 medium potatoes, diced but not peeled
• A bunch of fresh spinach, chopped
• 1/2 lb baby shrimp (peeled+steamed is ok)
• 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 dried red chilli
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin powder
• 1/2 teaspoon corriander powder
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/4 teaspoon chilli powder
• 2 tablespoons finely ground/grated coconut

Method Of Cooking:

• Heat the oil in a pan.
• Add the cumin and the turmeric, stir-fry these spices for a minute.
• Add the shrimp. 
• Fry the shrimp for a couple of minutes and then take them out with a slotted spoon and leave aside.
• Break the dried red chilli and fry it in the oil for a minute before adding the potatoes and pumpkin.
• Stir fry these for a few minutes.
• Add the corriander, chilli powder and sugar and stir-fry for a couple more minutes.
• Add the chopped spinach and stir it in until the it slowly decreases in volume and blends in with the other ingredients (~3 mins).
• Add the salt and sprinke a little water (3-4 Tbsp) cover and allow to cook under low heat until the potatoes are done.
• Sprinkle and stir in the ground coconut and shrimp before turning off the heat,  may wish to save a little for the final garnish. 

Serve with  hot plain rice.