# Kumror Chokka

A traditional Bengali vegetarian pumpkin and potato curry, cooked with black chickpeas, coconut, and a fragrant spice blend.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Diet: vegetarian
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 400 g pumpkin, diced
- 2 medium potato, diced
- 1/3 cup black chickpeas
- 1/3 cup fresh grated coconut
- 4–5 green chillies
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp hing (asafoetida)
- 1 tsp panch phoron (5-spice mix)
- 2 dried red chillies
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp cumin powder
- 1/3 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp bhaja moshla
- 50 ml mustard oil
- 1 tbsp tamarind pulp
- 1.5 tsp sugar
- salt (optional)
- hot water (optional)

## Instructions

1. Heat mustard oil in a pan.
2. Fry the diced pumpkin until slightly brown around the edges, then remove and keep aside.
3. Temper the remaining oil with panch phoron, 2 dried red chillies, bay leaf and hing.
4. Add the diced potatoes and lightly fry; cover and cook for a few minutes.
5. Mix ginger, cumin powder, Kashmiri red chilli powder and turmeric powder with a little water to make a paste, then sauté it in the oil for about 2 minutes.
6. Add the black chickpeas and coconut; sauté for a few minutes.
7. Add the fried pumpkin and slit green chillies.
8. Cover and cook until the vegetables are completely cooked.
9. Add hot water as needed to achieve the desired consistency.
10. Add tamarind pulp and adjust salt and sugar to taste.
11. Sprinkle bhaja moshla over the curry before finishing.

## Equipment

- pan

## Tips

- Bhaja Moshla preparation: dry roast and grind 1 tsp each of cumin, coriander, and fennel seeds, 2 green cardamom pods, and 1 bay leaf.
- Adjust the amount of hing depending on its pungency.
- Adjust salt and sugar to taste.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dc3lCqgz_jK/
- Creator: Pradiptaa | Content Creator
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/714a5520-d8a5-4964-a215-353ee638d6b2
- Extracted: 2026-09-05

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