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Pumpkin Xinxim
🇧🇷 Brazilian Vegetarian

Pumpkin Xinxim

🇧🇷 Brazilian

A soul-warming brazilian curry where pumpkin simmers in a deeply spiced sauce — comfort food built for sharing with warm flatbread or rice. 32 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 12 min Cook 20 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Saltto taste
  • Onion1 large, finely chopped
  • Garlic4 cloves, minced
  • Cumin Seeds1/2 tsp
  • Coconut Milk400 g
  • Pumpkin500 g
  • Peanut Butter2 tbsp
  • Smoked Paprika1 tsp
  • Palm Oil2 tbsp
  • Black Pepper1 tsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

  1. 1

    Heat the Palm Oil in a heavy-bottomed pot over medium heat until shimmering.

  2. 2

    Add the onion and cook until golden and softened, 6-8 minutes, stirring so it doesn't catch.

  3. 3

    Stir in the garlic plus the smoked paprika, black pepper and cumin seeds; toast for about a minute until the kitchen smells incredible.

  4. 4

    Add the pumpkin, turning every piece through the spice base so it's fully coated, and sear lightly.

  5. 5

    Pour in the coconut milk, bring to a gentle bubble, then cover and simmer until the pumpkin is tender.

  6. 6

    Uncover and reduce until the sauce clings to a spoon. Finish with fresh cilantro and a squeeze of lime.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Xinxim de Galinha: prato nordestino com azeite de dendê | Rodrigo Hilbert | Bem Juntinhos · on YouTube