Butternut Squash Dry Curry

Overview
A quick and easy butternut squash recipe that can be served as a side dish. A very simple and delicious dish which requires very few ingredients. If you like butternut squash you are sure to like this. The spicy taste from the red pepper flakes compliments the sweet taste of butternut squash. This dish can be served as a side dish for rice, any Indian bread or any grilled meat.

Butternut Squash Dry Curry

Ingredients : Butternut squash, red onions, garlic, curry leaves,
red pepper flakes, turmeric

Ingredients
Butternut squash cleaned and cut into small bite size cubes  - 2 cups
Garlic - 6 cloves finely chopped
Red Onion half finely chopped
Turmeric 1/4 teaspoon
Red Pepper flakes 2 teaspoon
Curry leaves - 2 sprigs
Grated fresh coconut - 4 tablespoons (optional)
Salt to taste
Olive oil - 3 tablespoons

Steps
1. Peel the thick skins of the butternut squash clean and cut into small cubes and keep aside.
2. Heat oil in pan. When the oil gets hot add the finely chopped garlic and red onions to this. Saute well till the onions are ligth brown.
3. Add the red pepper flakes and turmeric powder to this and saute few minutes. Add the curry leaves are fry  one  more minute and then add the cubed butternut squash and salt, mix well lower heat and cover lid and cook till the butternut squash in soft and cooked.
4. Add fresh grated coconut if using and mix well. Make sure all liquid is evaporated. Make sure the squash is not overcooked or mashed.

Serve hot as a side dish.