Recipe

Red Pumpkin Flower Fritters
(कोंहड़ा के फूल का बचका)

Recipe Contributed By: Anupriya Sinha, Pune

 Ingredients

Mustard oil - 1 cup or as required for deep frying
Fresh Flowers - 8 to 10
(Sepals and pistil removed; only petals to be used)

Batter:
Besan - 4 tbsp
Maida or rice flour - 2 tbsp
Sooji - 1 tbsp
Salt - as per taste
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp or as per taste
Mustard oil - 1 tsp
Water-as required to make a thick dosa like consistency

 Method of Preparation

1. Wash the flowers and spread on a clean cloth to dry up the water.

2. Prepare the batter by mixing everything together. Cover and rest for 10-15 min.

3. Heat mustard oil in a kadai.

4. Stir the batter once again and dip the flowers one by one. Shake off excess batter every time and release in the hot oil to fry.

5. Serve hot with green chutney as snack or with rice and dal, as an accompaniment.

 Notes and Tips

Red Pumpkin Flowers (कोंहड़ा के फूल)