My friend gave me an Indian squash. Does anyone have any good recipes that I can use the squash in?

Something that doesn’t have to many exotic ingrediants, and is yummy.

Butternut Squash Curry

Ingredients:

Potatoes – 2
Pumpkin/Butternut squash – 1-2 lbs
Ginger-root – 1″, minced
Chilli powder – 1tsp
Cumin Powder – 2tsp
juice of 1/2 lemon
Asafoetida (hing) – 1/2 tsp
Chick-peas 1/4 cup
Tomato – 1 diced
Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf – 1
Green chillies – 1
Salt – to taste
Sugar – a pinch
Corn/canola oil – 3 tbl spoon

Method:

1. Dice potatoes and pumpkins.
2. Mix with little salt and fry them in oil and keep aside.
3. Mix cumin powder, chilli powder, lemon juice and tomatoes with little water and keep aside.
4. Now splutter some cumin, bay leaves and some asafoeda in oil.
5. Now add the mixed spices (cumin, chilli powder) and cook for a minute
6. Now add tomatoes, green chillies and chickpeas and cook for a while.
7. Add the potatoes and pumpkin pieces and cover and simmer till they are tender.
8. Put little water and cover till a nice gravy forms.
9. Put a pinch of sugar in the end.

Yellow Squash Curry(Dudhi chana shak)