Ingredients

• 10 - fresh pumpkin flowers (only petals)
• 2/3 cup gram flour (besan)
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 cup water
• Oil for deep-frying
• Coriander leaves, finely chopped

How to Make Pumpkin flowers bajji

• Remove the calyx and the centres of flowers, keeping only the petals. Wash the petals in warm water.
• Make a thick batter of all the ingredients, except the petals.
• Dip each petal into the batter, shaking off excess, and deep-fry.
• You can use kitchen tissue paper for removing excess oil.
• Garnish with coriander leaves.