A vestige of the culinary legacies of the Razdaan families of Kashmir and Awadh, the pumpkin shorba is a lesser-known vegetarian cousin of the much-loved Indian soupy treat. Recommending the perfect winter preparation that also features on the menu of Ummrao, an Indian diner where he helms the kitchen, master chef Mukhtar Qureshi elaborates, "Most people are averse to pumpkin, but it is in fact a very healthy veggie brimming with Vitamins. This shorba is great this time of the year. Traditionally, people prepare it with lentils, but we make it here with nuts and cream."