Pumpkin with dried fruit and cashews

   It's autumn - and it's time for warm and cozy food. Also it's a Pumpkin season, which I just love! I cook something with pumpkin every second day: doesn't matter whether it is a salad with baked pumpkin, or a creamy soup with coconut milk - it always makes me happy. 
   The recipe I'd like to share this time is also our autumn must-have - nothing special, but very flavored and cozy. And it's totally Vegan! I hope you love it as much as I do ;)

We need:

• Pumpkin - a small one or a middle size. I use butternut. But it doesn't matter actually 
• Onion - I take the red one here
• 2-3 cloves of garlic
• Some chili if you like
• Dried apricots, raisins and cashews
• Wine Vinegar - couple of Tbs
• Sugar or honey - 2-4 Tbs
• Thyme, coriander seeds
• Olive or any other oil you like, salt and pepper
• Parsley

Let's start! I always cut everything first so that afterwords I just mix the ingredients in a pan. For this recipe I use medium-sized saucepan, but Le Creuset pot will work perfect as well ;) So, first heat the oil, add coriander seeds, thyme and chilly, leave them alone for couple of minutes, then add onion (doesn't matter what kind of form you cut it - i do it roughly). 

After the onion starts to smell (not getting brown!) add the pumpkin, fry it for about 5-7 minutes, then add a the garlic, mix everything and leave it for the next 3-5 minutes. Then add the vinegar and let it evaporate, add some sugar or honey, mix everything and let it caramelize (about 3-4 minutes). 

Then add a bit of water (50 ml or so), salt, pepper, close the pot and leave it for 7-10 minutes, then add dried apricots, raisins, cashews, close the pot and cook it till the pumpkin is soft. 

Serve it the chopped parsley on top. Bon appetite!