LAL BHOPLYACHYA GHARGE / FRIED RED PUMPKIN PURIS #BREADBAKERS

Gharge is basically a sweet bread that has red pumpkin as one if its main ingredient. Gharge is a very traditional recipe of Maharashtra which is made Red Pumpkin, in Marathi it's called Lal Bhopla. For festivals and puja these puris are mostly prepared.

These were on my to do list for a long time. When the theme was given for this month, was very happy. This was first thing that came to my mind... and here it is... Lal Bhoplyachya Gharge. Red Pumpkin is cooked once a week in my house since hubby loves it. Although these puris are loved by all they rarely prepared since these are deep fried. They have a sweet taste with an awesome flavor of fennel seeds, which are not added in the puris by us traditionally. But I love playing with ingredients, this really worked and everyone enjoyed these puris. Here is my recipe ..

Ingredients

1 Cup Lal Bhopla / Red Pumpkin - cut into cubes
1/2 Cup Gul / Jaggery - grated
1/2 Teaspoon Cardamon powder

1 Teaspoon Fennels seeds - coarsely ground

1/2 Teaspoon Baking powder

2 Cups Whole Wheat Flour

A Pinch Salt
Oil as required to deep fry

Method

Steam the pumpkin without using water in a pan till done, take off flame, when slightly cool mash it to a smooth paste.

Mix the jaggery with the pumpkin well. Leave aside for 10 to 15 minutes for the jaggery to dissolve. Do not add water.

When the jaggery has dissolved completely, add to it a pinch of salt and a tablespoon oil, fennel and cardamon powder, mix well, then add baking powder and wheat flour a little at a time, add in only as much as required to make a slightly stiff dough. Let this dough rest covered for at least half an hour.

Take a big ball of dough. Oil the rolling board and roll it into a 1/4 inch thick chappati, ( do not use dry flour for rolling). Take a round cookie cutter and cut into puris. Arrange them in a single layer. Like wise make all the puris.

Heat oil in a deep frying pan and deep fry each puri, till golden brown on both sides on medium high flame.

Have these with a cup of tea for breakfast or as tiffin to your kids. Enjoy these soft, sweet and puffy puris....

Labels : Breads, Red Pumpkin, Festival Sweets, Bread Bakers, Kids delight, Vegan

Sending these to Bread Bakers September event wherein we had to use pumpkin or pumpkin spices in the bread. Host is: Kylee , thank you for hosting this event.

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