Muraba-E-Kadu (Pumpkin Jam)
Pumpkin, orange and cardamom come together in this dish — 55 minutes, 7 steps, and the kind of result worth repeating. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for pan and saucepan. At easy difficulty across 7 steps, it's a good one for a busy evening. As written, every ingredient resolved to a plant source.
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Diet: vegan — no meat, fish, dairy, egg or honey, based on every ingredient listed below.
Contains: none of the major allergens we track from the ingredients listed.
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How to make it
- Remove the skin of the pumpkin. Also remove the inner seeds.
- Cut the flesh into 2cm cubes.
- Take the zest off the oranges, with as little pith as possible, and cut into matchstick-sized strips.
- Extract the juice from the oranges. Remove the seeds from the cardamom pods and reserve.
- Place the pumpkin, orange juice, orange strips, sugar and whole cardamom pod seeds in a large pan, mix well and leave to marinate for about 10 hours or overnight. Stir occasionally.
- Bring the mixture to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until the liquid has thickened and become syrupy. This can take about an hour or a little bit longer.
- Leave to cool then place in clean, dry jars. Enjoy!
You'll use: Pan · Saucepan
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Tips & common questions
How long does Muraba-E-Kadu (Pumpkin Jam) take to make?
About 55 minutes from start to finish — an estimate based on the 7 steps and 4 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes — use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Muraba-E-Kadu (Pumpkin Jam) vegan?
Every ingredient listed on this page resolved to a plant or mineral source in our ingredient ontology — no meat, fish, shellfish, dairy, egg or honey. Labels can still differ by brand, so check packaged items.
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