Kumro Phool Boda/Bhaja is made from pimpkin flowers and is served best with a meal of rice and dal. The pumpkin blossoms are dipped in a rice powder-besan batter and then deep fried until crisp.
Ingredients for Kumro Phooler Boda Recipe
- Kumro phool/pumpkin flower – 4
- Besan/gram flour – 1 cup
- Rice powder(raw rice) – 1 cup
- Chili powder – ½ tsp
- Jeera/cumin powder – ½ tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Water – as required
- Oil – 300 ml(for deep frying)
Procedure for preparing Kumro Phooler Boda Recipe
Wash the pumpkin flowers and remove the stems.
Take a bowl and add besan, rice powder, chilli powder, cumin powder and salt and mix well. To this add a little water so as to make a thick batter.
Now heat oil in a pan. Dip the pumpkin flower one by one in the batter and then deep fry in the oil until crisp. Serve hot with rice or eat as a snack with tomato sauce.
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