Angoori Petha Indian Cooking Recipe : Angoori Petha

• Ingredients :
• 2 kg. White pumpkin
• 1/4 tsp slaked lime
• 3 cups sugar
• a few drops yellow food colour
• 1 cup dried coconut

1. Peel and deseed the pumpkin.
2. Scoop out balls from the pumpkin by using a melon scoop.
3. Prick each pumpkin ball with a fork at close intervals.
4. Rub the slaked lime on the pumpkin balls and keep aside for 5 minutes.
5. Wash the pumpkin balls thoroughly. Drain and keep aside.
6. In a heavy bottomed pan, mix the sugar and yellow food colouring with 2 cups of water and bring to a boil.
7. Remove any impurities floating on the surface, using a slotted spoon.
8. Put the pumpkin balls and cook on a high flame for 10 to 15 minutes.
9. Take out from the fire. Cool completely.
10. Drain from the sugar syrup and roll the petha balls in dried coconut

ingredients, white pumpkin, ubc, sugar, colour, coconut

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/angoori-petha-indian-cooking-recipe-angoori-petha-50089811 (may not work)