Roast the pumpkin to get a delicious hot dish

Pumpkins are widely eaten in Rwanda, taken as a hot dish. You can add up a little alternation to your pumpkin preparation by frying them to get a different taste all together.

Same technique can be used for butternut squash, which is very similar to a pumpkin or any other type of large, hard squash.

Servings: 4 Prep Time: 10 minutes Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

 >>1 small pumpkin or 1/4 large pumpkin

 >> 1 tablespoon olive oil

 >> salt

 >> ground clove

 >> ground cinnamon

 >> ground nutmeg

 >> 1 tablespoon brown sugar

             Directions

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Using a large metal spoon, scoop out the seeds and insides of the pumpkin.


2. Save the seeds for roasting. Use a sharp chef’s knife to cut slices of pumpkin, about 1-inch thick.

1. Place pumpkin slices on baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and rub on both sides of pumpkin.

1. Season with salt, spices and brown sugar. Roast for 20-25 minutes, depending on thickness of pumpkin slices.

Roast the pumpkin to get a delicious hot dish