White Pumpkin Sweet

Name: White Pumpkin Sweet (Petha Sweets)
Cuisine: India
Ingredients: 1 pt (600 mils) water; 2 lb (910 g) petha (white pumpkin); ½ oz (15 g) slaked lime (chuna); Green, red and orange colouring; Desiccated coconut for coating; 2 lb (910 g) sugar; Banana, cherry and mango flavourings; 1¼ pt (720 mils) water to mix with the lime

Petha Sweets

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Mrs. Balbir Singh's Indian Cookery

By Mrs Balbir Singh

Published 1961

About

Ingredients

Ingredients for soaking and boiling

2 lb (910 g) petha (white pumpkin)
½ oz (

Asia
India
Dessert
Vegetarian
Gluten-free

Method

Peel, wash and cut the petha (white pumpkin) into strips about ½″(1 cm) thick. Prick all over with a fork and cut into small rectangles, cubes or fancy-shaped designs. Shape the scrapings into small balls the size of a marble.