Name: Red Pumpkin Fritters / Crispy Kumro Bhaja , pictorial recipe recipe by Paramita Majumder at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Pumpkin 100 gms , cut in thin slices; Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp; Gram flour 1/2 cup; Rice flour 2 Tbsp; Corn flour 1/2 cup; Water 150 ml or as required; Salt as required; Nijella seeds 1 tsp; White sesame seeds 1 tsp; Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp; Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp; Hing 1/4 tsp; Oil for shallow frying

ABOUT Red Pumpkin Fritters / Crispy Kumro Bhaja , pictorial recipe RECIPE

Traditional Bengali dish , it is served in marriages in my hometown along with hot white rice and dal, also it can be served as snacks along with hot chai and puffed rice

Ingredients Serving: 8

Pumpkin 100 gms , cut in thin slices
Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp
Gram flour 1/2 cup
Rice flour 2 Tbsp
Corn flour 1/2 cup
Water 150 ml or as required
Salt as required
Nijella seeds 1 tsp
White sesame seeds 1 tsp
Chilli Powder 1/2 tsp
Black pepper powder 1/4 tsp
Hing 1/4 tsp
Oil for shallow frying

Instructions

Wash and cut pumpkin in thin slices , otherwise they will not be crispy
Now in a big bowl add besan , corn flour , rice flour , salt , hing Nigella seeds , sesame seeds , chilli powder , mix water slowly
The mixture will be thick , see pic
Now dip the pumpkin pieces
Heat oil in a kadai , when hot enough fry pumpkin pieces in batches
Fry both sides until red and crispy
Serve hot with rice as a side dish or with puffed rice and hot tea as a snack

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