Ghapama

Method

1. 1 Cut off the top of the pumpkin, scrape out the seeds and fibers, and keep the skin intact to use as a pot.
2. 2 Rinse the rice and cook it briefly in boiling water for 8 minutes, then drain.
3. 3 Mix lightly cooked rice with raisins, dried plums, chopped dates, walnuts, almonds, cinnamon, honey, and butter.
4. 4 Stuff the mixture into the hollowed-out pumpkin, then close the pumpkin lid.
5. 5 Bake at 180°C for 90 minutes, or until the zucchini is tender and easily pierced with a skewer.
6. 6 Cut the pumpkin into wedges while still hot, and drizzle with honey before serving.

With an appliance

• Air fryer 1 hr 56 min

  Replace step 5: spray oil on the outside of the small squash, run the steamer at 195 degrees for 58 minutes and rotate the squash after 29 minutes; reduce to about 32 minutes, large squash will not fit in the steamer so choose a smaller one or cut it in half.