Pumpkin Pakora with Crushed Coriander Seeds (Kaddu Pakora)

Another late post. I made this last Saturday (Oct 17). My partner had been out of town and was back for one day before heading off to Mexico for a week and a have. To commemorate our day together, I made pumpkin pakora. Peeling and slicing pumpkin was an experience. I'd never really cooked with pumpkin before. I'd carved it, and I'd poured it out of a can into a pie tin. So, actually working with the vegetable was interesting. Like the zucchini pakora, this one seemed to need salt. Also, I think it needed a hot chutney (we had only the sweet tamarind one). They were good, and we finished them all, but I think slightly more ripe pumpkin, more salt, and a hotter chutney would have made this meal perfect.