Kesari Petha

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By Mohini Gupta

Mar, 27th

500

Servings

4 persons

Cook Time

1 hr

Ingredients

2 - 4

Ingredients

1/2 kg ash gourd
2 tbsp limestone (chuna)
as required Water
1 cup sugar

Instructions

First take 1/2 kg of ash gourd and take hard part of edge and remove outer layer and soft part of centre
Poke the piece with a fork
Now take around 2-3 cups of water in a big bowl and add limestone (chuna) to the water. Soak all the peices in the water for overnight or 12 hrs
After 12 hrs take peice and wash it completely to remove trace of limestone.
Now take water in a vessel and boil the peice for 20 mins at a medium high flame. Insert a toothpick and if it goes inside with less force then petha is cooked.
Now for preparing the sugar syrup take 1 cup of water and to that add 1/2 cup of water. Also add 1/2 tsp elaichi powder, 10 strand of kesar and some yellow food color. Cook the sugar syrup until sugar dissolve completely and it starts to thicken
Now add off the peice of petha to the sugar syrup and cook it for 10-15 mins until sugar syrup very thick.
Remove the peices of petha from sugar syrup and let it dry for 4-5 hours.
Petha is ready.....

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