Pumpkin belly fritters

Introduce

Chef :

Shuchi Jain

Pumpkin belly fritters

#leftoverfood Pumpkin, both soft white one and yellow fibrous one, is extensively used in our cooking. We always throw the leftover soft fibrous and sticky innards/belly that we scoop out from the pumpkins. However this leftover pulp has been used to create a delicious and finger licking fritter, crisp from outside and soft from inside. A must try recipe to get your pumpkin juices flowing and use the leftover pumpkin belly.

Ingredient

2 cups

pumpkin belly/ gut/ innards

medium onion finely chopped

3-4

garlic cloves finely chopped

green chillies finely chopped

1 tsp

cumin seeds

1/2 tsp

red chilli powder

2 Tbsp

grated processed cheese

2 Tbsp

finely chopped coriander

3 Tbsp

rice flour

2 Tbsp

gram flour/ besan

to taste

Salt

as needed

Oil for frying

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Scoop out the leftover gooey, orange guts from the pumpkin(both white or orange).Remove the hard seeds. If the fibres are too long then chop them a bit.

* Step 2

Mix all the ingredients except oil in a bowl.

* Step 3

Heat oil in a flat bottomed pan for frying.

* Step 4

Now wet your hands and take small balls of the mixture. Flatten it on your palm and transfer it to the oil carefully.

* Step 5

Fry the fritters at medium-low heat till golden brown from both sides. Drain on a kitchen towel.

* Step 6

Serve the fritters hot, garnished with grated cheese(optional) with sauce of your choice. I bet these will finish in no time. Do try it and make the best use of the pumpkin leftover.