Appetizer
Oriya Kakharu Phula Bhaja Recipe (Pumpkin Flower Fritters) Step By Step
This homemade Oriya Kakharu Phula Bhaja Recipe (Pumpkin Flower Fritters) Step By Step recipe is flavorful, easy to prepare and suitable for Appetizer diets....
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15 Min Prep
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40 Min Cook
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4 Servings
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Vegetarian
Ingredients
- 12 Pumpkin flowers
- 4 tablespoons Rice - soaked for at least 30-40 minutes
- 1 Dry Red Chilli
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 2 Green Chilli
- 3 pinch Chaat Masala Powder - (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 1 pinch Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- Mustard oil - to shallow fry
- Salt - as needed
- Water - as needed
Instructions
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To prepare Oriya Kakharu Phula Bhaja method (Pumpkin Flower Fritters), firstly soak the rice for 30-40 moments.Meanwhile, cut out lower part/sepal (which contains a stalk, a bottom and at center a stigma (0.5-1 inch length and yellow in color) of the flower, except the petal.wipe down the flowers individually under slow running liquid and pat parched on a paper napkin.
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Keep aside.Then grind the soaked rice, garlic, green chili, red chili, cumin seeds in a Blender and make a creamy liquid base of medium consistency; not very runny though.
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mix in table salt, a pinch of turmeric ground mix and mash well.bring to temperature mustard cooking oil in a nonstick pot/tawa on a medium flame.Now take one flower at a time, dip in liquid base, shake off excess liquid base and place on the tawa.
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Do this step for rest of the flowers.bring to temperature for 2 moments or till crisp on one side.
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Then flip and bring to temperature the other side by drizzling a little cooking oil.shallow fry until both sides of the pumpkin flower is crisp.dish up Oriya Kakharu Phula Bhaja method (Pumpkin Flower Fritters) scalding with rice and Oriya Style Moong Dalma method or can be sprinkled with chat masala and be served with Masala Chai during evenings.
Recipe Information
Cuisine
Oriya Recipes
Oriya Recipes
Course
Appetizer
Appetizer
Diet
Vegetarian
Vegetarian
Total Time
55 mins
55 mins
Recipe Time chart
Preparation Time
15 minsCooking Time
40 minsTotal Time
55 minsMaster Chef
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