Pumpkin Ravioli

Little hard to make. But worth the effort.

Pumpkin filling:

Pumpkin - 1 1/2 cups

Onion - 1 medium

Garlic - 6 cloves

Celery - 1 stick

Mixed spices - 1 tbsp

(Thyme, oregano, chilli flakes, rosemary)

Salt

Olive oil / vegetable oil - 2 tbsp

Dough:

Maida - 200gms 

Egg - 2

Salt

Sauce:

Butter - 2 tbsp per portion

Walnut - 1 tbsp per portion

Basil - 1 sprig per portion

To make the filling:

Sauté the onion garlic and celery on low flame till translucent.

Then add the chopped pumpkin.

Sauté for 2 minutes.

Add 1-2 cup water.

Then add the mixed spices and salt.

Cook covered for 10 minutes till the pumpkin gets cooked and all water gets absorbed.

Then mash well.

Keep aside to cool.

Dough:

Every 100 gms of maida needs 1 egg.

Add salt to the measured maida.

Mix and make a well. Break the eggs into this.

Mix well so that the flour resembles bread crumbs.

Add water to make a smooth dough which does not stick.

Wrap in cling film and keep aside for 15 minutes.

After 15 - 30 minutes the dough will look like this.

Divide dough into 4 portions and take out 1 part. Keep the other parts covered as it will dry out otherwise.

Use ample flour and spread the dough thinly.

Now I will show u 2 different ways of filling the pasta.

1) use a cutter and cut out even number of circles.

Fill in one circle with the pumpkin filling.

Smear water in the edges.

Place another circle on top

Seal the edges well and see that there are no air bubbles inside.

Little time consuming beauties!!

2)After spreading the dough place filling equidistantly on one side of the sheet.

Then smear water around each ball. Fold.

Cut and seal. Be very careful about the air bubble getting stuck inside. 

Cut and seal.

Easy ravioli.

Keep a tray covered in aluminium foil ready. Dust with flour and keep the ravioli on this till cooking time. 

Keep refrigerated if you are not using immediately.

Cooking:

Take a deep vessel. Fill with water and boil.

Add salt when it starts to boil.

Once it starts to roll boil, add the pasta 10 at a time.

It is cooked if they start floating.

Then scoop it out and spread on a plate.

Sauce:

Heat butter in a pan on very low heat.

Once it melts, add the basil and broken walnuts into the pan.

Let the butter brown a bit.

Top the ravioli with this sauce.

Serve hot.

Enjoy!