Akshayapatram

photo credit: norwichnuts

Well, Europeans love their potatoes. Come every meal and they wont mind having it in different styles….hash browns, mashed potatatoes, baked, roasted or with pumpkin sauce . This one is so simple and delicious that you might end up making it quite too often check it out!!

Potato – 5-6 large sized (peeled and diced in big cubes)

Onions – 1 medium

Green Onions – 1-2 (chopped finely including the greens)

Dried or fresh herbs – 4 tsps

White pumpkin – 100 gms (finely chopped)

Garlic – 2-3 flakes

Margarine – 2 tbsps

Milk – 1 cup

Water

Thyme – 1/2 tsp

All purpose flour – 1 tbsp

Black Pepper (optional)

1. Grill potatoes at 230 degree C for about 40 minutes or till soft
2. After 30 minutes add sliced onions and the green onions with some herbs to the baking potatoes
3. Meanwhile in a pan take pumpkins, little water and chopped garlic and cook on low flame. Close lid and let it cook in its own steam.
4. In a separate pan take margarine and add all purpose flour and fry well and then add soft and cooked pumpkin. Cook for a while.
5. Now add milk and keep stirring till the sauce becomes smooth. Add more milk if required.
6. Add thyme and other herbs of your choice and salt.
7. Serve baked potatoes and pour the sauce over it.
8. Sprinkle black pepper powder if required.

Till next time….happy cooking!

Meet Katarina Starc... a student in Koper, Slovenia. An ever smiling and full of life girlie!

Thanks Katarina for sharing the recipe with me!