One of my favorite places to bring visitors to Boston is this Afghan restaurant in Cambridge called The Helmand. Usually, it's the first time any of them have had Afghan food, and I love introducing them to the signature appetizer there, the kaddo. It's a "pan-fried then baked baby pumpkin seasoned with sugar and served on yogurt garlic sauce, topped with ground beef sauce." It sounds like a pretty strange flavor combination and is unlike anything else I've ever tasted, but it's absolutely delicious! This is my attempt at recreating the vegetarian version of that dish, based on a recipe I found on Chowhound.

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