Aromatic Spicy Golden Pumpkin 甘香金瓜

This is  a must try recipe for all home chef out there..  I am pretty sure all family member will give their thumbs up  for your efforts.  I used to cooked  this dish using chicken as the main ingredients.  This time around I used pumpkin instead.  The end result is fantastic.  Everyone love the dish with the 1st bite.  My eldest daughter Pearly she does not  fancy chicken meat, before entering the house after works, the aroma of the dish,  hmm.... she frown.... mom cooked chicken again!  But end  up she is the one eat the most of the pumpkin.  Yeah!  Thumbs up to me!

 Can you guess this is a pumpkin Dish?   Look very tempting, right? 

Another  happy and excited tales to share with everyone here.  When I posted this photo on my facebook and request everyone to guess what is the main ingredients of the dish.  Hahaha....  lots of different and wild guesses and make everyone suspense,  eager and impatient   wanted to know the answer.  At last Janice Chen and Yong Low got the answer, kudos to them.  But sorry no prize leh!  Haha.....    But  having great fun!   Some suggested I should organize an FOOD QUIZ' more often and giving my special Aromatic Spice as prize.  Hmmmm....  Not a bad ideas.  So gals and guys stay tune!

 Local Golden Pumpkin, I choose pumpkin over chicken, it more healthy!  

Hustle free Hup Loong's batter is my choice, I used about 1/3 of a packet of the amount.

Ingredients

300gms of Golden pumpkin (  cut into big cubes)

1 tbsp of chopped dried prawns (prefried till crispy)

1/3 packet of the Hup Loong's batter powder

some cooking oil

1 tsp of aromatic spice salt

Ingredients A -  Blend Coarsely

2 stalks lemon grass

10 nos of chilli padi  ( you may plus and minus the amount depend how spicy you prefer)

3 pips garlic

3 nos shallot

Ingredients B

1 no. big onion  - wedge  ( I omitted this, but if I used chicken I will add in the big onion)

some curry leaves

Gravy 

1 tbsp plum sauce 

1 tbsp chili sauce

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce

 1tbsp curry powder

1 tbsp coriander powder

1/2 bowl water

To prepare the batter

Mix   1/3 packets of the Hup Loong batter with 3 tbsp of cooking oil, 1 tsp of my special aromatic spice and enough water to mix into a batter.  Set aside for 15 minites.   (This is stated at the back of the package )

Method

1.  Dip the pumpkin cubes into the batter and deep fried till golden brown.  dish out.
2.  Heat up 2 tbsp oil to stir fry A till fragrant then add in the curry leaves
3. Add in the gravy and per-fried pumpkin  pieces to well coated with the sauce. 
4. Sprinkle with crispy dried prawns.
5. Serve hot with rice.

ENJOY AND HAVE FUN  WITH  COOKING!!!