Roughly chop the pumpkin into equal size piece, sprinkle with the sugar and place on the stove (low heat) until tender, (about 45 min)
Strain the pumpkin from the sugar water, but do not discard it.
Mash the pumpkin into the baking dish and mix in the nuts and raisins (if you will use)
In a pot, melt the butter then stir in the flour, cook for about a minute, then while stirring, pour in the milk.
Add to the béchamel the sugar water (left over from the pumpkin) .
Allow to come to a boil, then pour over the mashed pumpkin and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for about 30 min, or the top is a nice brown color
Recipe Notes
(العربية)
You can cook the pumpkin 1 day in advance to save time.
Contributor: Metwaly Mohamed, 51
Recipe’s Personal Background
How did you learn this recipe?
This recipe is mostly home cooked by mothers and grandmothers to please the children of their families.
Is there some memory/historical event connected to this recipe?
This recipe is cooked during winter. As pumpkin is only found in winter season in Egypt. This dish contains important nutritional elements and eaten by all family members. There are other additions in the way of cooking by different ethnic societies living in Alexandria. It can be found on tables in most family gatherings and receptions.
Personal reference to tradition transmitted by relatives (preparing together, sharing, eating together etc.)?
This dish is usually prepared by elderly women of the family who try to hand down traditions that they have learned.
Mediterranean Background
Any tradition this receipe is connected to? If yes, which one? Can you describe it?
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Any Festivity this recipe is connected to? If yes, which one? Can you describe it?
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Is your recipe connected to the territory you live in? Is it strictly linked to the specificity of the agricultural environment?
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Season (season this food is linked to)
Winter
Nutrition Facts
2 Servings
Amount Per Serving
• Calories 537.0
• Total Fat 14.2 g
• Saturated Fat 9.2 g
• Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6 g
• Monounsaturated Fat 2.2 g
• Cholesterol 212.0 mg
• Sodium 349.0 mg
• Potassium 1,389.0 mg
• Total Carbohydrate 22.5 g
• Dietary Fiber 1.8 g
• Sugars 0.0 g
• Protein 96.8 g
• Vitamin A 17.0 %
• Vitamin B-1220.0 %
• Vitamin B-692.0 %
• Vitamin C0.0 %
• Vitamin D0.0 %
• Vitamin E0.0 %
• Calcium 5.2 %
• Copper 4.8 %
• Folate 6.0 %
• Iron 9.2 %
• Magnesium 53.0 %
• Manganese 4.0 %
• Niacin 38.0 %
• Pantothenic Acid 34.8 %
• Phosphorus 99.2 %
• Riboflavin 35.3 %
• Selenium 267.4 %
• Thiamin 34.7 %
• Zinc 13.9 %
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
