Wondering what to do after carving your Halloween pumpkin? Roast its seeds to get a crunchy, yummy snack that can be the best accompaniment when you watch your 'spooktacular' list of scary movies with your friends. The tiny flat nutrition powerhouses can be washed, mixed with some salt and roasted to get the easy to make, cute, crunchy munchies. Here's the detailed recipe:
Ingredients
Seeds of a whole pumpkin
3 cups water
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt as required
Preparations
Place the seeds in a colander and rinse using running water to clean them
Boil water in a saucepan
Add the pumpkin seeds and salt to the pan and keep it boiling for 10 minutes
Drain the seeds
Heat a pan and toss the seeds in it
When the water on the seeds evaporates, add the olive oil
Stir continuously till the seeds turn light brown in color
Remove the pan from the stove and let the seeds cool before eating
Tip: Sprinkle some garam masala while roasting the seeds if you want to spice it up
