Himachali Khatta Petha

By Preeti Loni

Feb, 9th

757

Servings

4 persons

Cook Time

30 minutes

Ingredients

4 - 6

Ingredients

Pumpkin 500gms
Aamchur 2tsp
Gur 4tsps
Ginger 2 piece
Mustard oil 2tsps
Haldi,salt,hing,chilly powder As per taste

Instructions

• Peel and cut the pumpkin into small pieces • Take a pressure cooker and add the pumpkin pieces,spices,aamchur,jaggery,Ginger,mustard oil,salt and cook it for 1 whistle •Start open cooking it to make it dry (cook till the watery consistency Dries
•After an hour or when the Petha cools to add a smoky flavor to it,heat a small piece of coal and add it the Petha and pour a small tsp of oil to it and cover immediately. •Take out the coal piece after 5minutes & Add chopped coriander to the cooked Petha

Notes/Tips

Smoky flavor will add a better taste.

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