Bonda With Mashed Pumpkin/Sweet Pakoda
22 November, 2014
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Ingredients Â
- Ripe Pumpkin 1 medium size
- Oil for frying
- Cardamom seeds/Elaichi of 2 no
- Sugar 8-10 tspn
- Wheat flour 1 small bowl
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InstructionsÂ
- Peel off the ripe pumpkin, take out the seeds & cut in small pieces.
- Place the cut pieces in a container wash it once & cook the pumpkin pieces for 10-15 mins.
- You need to buy a complete ripe pumpkin yellow to orange in color.
- For cooking the pieces do not add water. Just sprinkle a little water if required.Â
- Cover the lid of the container & steam cook the pieces. Take care not to burn the pieces as it will turn black & won't taste sweet. Â
- After the pumpkin is cooked let it cool & smash the pieces with the pav bhaji smasher.
- Add the sugar & cardamom seeds. Mix all the ingredients. Â
- Add the wheat flour & make the batter. Do not add water while mixing the  wheat flour. Â
- Mix wheat flour & all the ingredients well & check if you can a small pakoda with your fingers. Â
- The batter is ready. Now keep this batter aside for half to one hour.Â
- After half or one hour heat the oil for cooking & frying the pakoda.Â
- After the oil is heated make small pakoras/pakodas with fingers or using a spoon slowly pass into the heated oil.
- Fry & cook the sweet pakoda till it brown in color from all the sides. Â
- Repeat the step & make more pakodas.Â
- Enjoy the sweet pakodas for snacks for a change.
Responses
Thank you trishakti…for this recipe, I have always used Pumpkin for making curry but this is interesting recipe.