Name: Pumpkin Puri recipe by Sudha Kunkalienkar at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Red Pumpkin Peeled and Grated 1 cup; Crushed Jaggery 1/2 cup; Cardamom Powder 1/4 teaspoon; Wheat Flour 1.5 cup (approx); Oil 1 teaspoon; Oil for Frying Puri; Salt 1/4 teaspoon

Ingredients Serving: 4

Red Pumpkin Peeled and Grated 1 cup
Crushed Jaggery 1/2 cup
Cardamom Powder 1/4 teaspoon
Wheat Flour 1.5 cup (approx)
Oil 1 teaspoon
Oil for Frying Puri
Salt 1/4 teaspoon

Instructions

Peel and grate red pumpkin
In a pan, add 1 teaspoon of oil and grated red pumpkin, sauté on low flame for a minute and cook covered on low flame for 2 minutes
Add Crushed Jaggery, salt, mix and cook till Jaggery melts. Keep stirring all the time. If you cook longer then Puris will be hard.
Transfer the mixture to a plate in which you will mix flour and bind the dough
When the mixture is warm, add about a cup of wheat atta each and mix. Add Cardamom powder. Keep adding a spoonful of wheat flour till you bind a medium stiff dough. Leave it to rest for 15 minutes
Roll puris – little thicker than normal puris and deep fry in oil
These puris can be eaten hot or cold. Serve with desi ghee / clarified butter.

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