- Peel the pumpkin, remove the seeds and the soft, fibrous portion.
- Cut into large thick slices.
- Prick well with a fork all over
- Dissolve 1 teaspoon of chemical lime in enough water to cover the pumpkin pieces.
- Soak them in this water and wash well. Cut into cubes
- Make lime water solution with the remaining tsp of chemical lime.
- Soak the pumpkin pieces once more in the freshly made lime water for 2 hours.
- Drain pieces and wash thoroughly, squeezing out water and rinsing again so that no trace of lime remains.
- Boil enough water to take in the pumpkin pieces, add the pieces to it and cook till soft and transparent.
- Meanwhile, fill 3 cups of water and the sugar in a pan; place over low heat, stirring till sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil.
- Add the lemon juice and the cardamoms and cook till it reaches 'one thread' consistency.
- Add the lemon juice and the cardamoms and cook till it reaches 'one thread' consistency.
- Keep the syrup warm.
- When the pumpkin pieces are cooked, drain with a slotted spoon and transfer into the syrup.
- Simmer for a couple minutes, take off stove and add the rose water and mix well.
- Cool and serve.
Petha
#myrecipe
By Dhrushita morjaria
Nov, 3rd
613
Servings
20 persons
Cook Time
1 hr
Ingredients
6
- 8
Ingredients
- White pumpkin White pumpkin
- Chemical lime 2 tsp Chemical lime
- Sugar Sugar
- Water 3 cups Water
- Milk 2 tbsp Milk mixed with 2 tbsp water
- Lemon juice 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Green cardamoms-peeled and crushed Green cardamoms-peeled and crushed
- Gulabjal Gulabjal
Instructions
Notes/Tips
Cool and serve.
