Wash, remove the skin and the seeds from the Pumpkin, and cut into cubes.

Wash the potato and cook it separately with the pumpkin cubes in a pressure cooker.

Remove the skin of the cooked potato and chop it into cubes.

Chop the onion lengthwise. Chop the garlic finely.

Heat butter in a saucepan and add garlic, fry for a minute on a slow fire without browning. Then add the chopped onion, fry till light brown.

Next add the cooked pumpkin and potato cubes, fry for 2 minutes. Then grind the pumpkin mixture into a fine paste.

Transfer the ground paste back to the saucepan, add some water, salt, pepper and nutmeg powder. (If you like it, you may add a little paprika for taste)

Boil for a minute, add cold milk and bring it to a boil.

Serve hot in a bowl garnished with butter & chopped parsley along with green salad and bread.