Recipe- Easy To Make Kaddu Ki Meethi Poori

Lal bhoplyache gharge in English translates to sweet pumpkin poori and in Hindi is known as Kaddu ki meethi poori. Lal bhopla is also known as red pumpkin in English and kaddu in Hindi. This is a vegan Indian snack recipe.

Lal bhoplyache gharge / sweet pumpkin poori is a traditional Maharashtrian snack recipe that is deep-fried in oil and served as it is or with spicy curries and vegetables.

Ingredients

250 grams Lal Bhopla (Red Pumpkin)
3 tablespoon Gul (Jaggery)
Wheat flour is required as per the moistness of pumpkin
Oil for frying
Water to cook pumpkin

Method

- Peel and cut the pumpkin into cubes.

- Cook the pumpkin in water till tender.

- Once cooked, remove the excess water.

- In a mixing bowl, add the pumpkin cubes and mash them.

- Now add gul (jaggery) as per the sweetness you require. I ended up using 3 tablespoons of jaggery.

- At this point, you may add a pinch of salt, a teaspoon of cardamom powder, OR nutmeg powder.

- Once the pumpkin and jaggery are nicely incorporated. Add wheat flour little by little.

- Do not add water while kneading the dough. You need to add the wheat flour till you get a nice stiff dough.

- Knead a stiff dough. Apply oil all over the kneaded dough so that it won’t dry out.

- Cover and rest the dough for about 20 minutes.

- After 20 minutes, knead the dough once again to smooth it out.

- Take a small ball of dough and roll poori from it.

- The thickness of the poori should not be very thin or very thick.

- Use oil while rolling out the pooris. Do not use wheat flour while rolling poori.

- Deep fry these poori’s in hot oil until they turn golden brown from both sides.

- Keep the flame on medium while frying.

- Serve Lal bhoplyache gharge with spicy chutney, curry or sabji.