Pude
Today is Vat Savitri Vraksh day. Hindu women in some of the Northern states of India celebrate this day by performing pooja of Vat (Bargad) tree. Today my mom made pude or gulgule. As she was frying them, I was ready with my camera for the photo shoot. I asked for the recipe and she gave it to me in detail which I am sharing with you.
Recipe of pude
250 grams atta (whole wheat flour)
250 ml water
250 grams gur (jaggery)
4-5 pods of green cardamom- opened and seeds separated
1 tsp saunf (fennel)
Oil to deep fry
1. Soak gur in water for 1 hour.
2. Add all the ingredients except oil to the gur water. Mix well. Adjust the water to get pakora (fritters) batter like consistency. Beat well.
3. Heat oil in a karahi (heavy bottomed vessel). When the oil is sufficiently hot, turn the heat to medium. Drop the batter by hand or by tablespoonfuls. When 1 side is cooked, turn over and fry from other side also. Fry till they get reddish brown. Drain on an absorbent paper.
Gulgule
3:18 am on May 26th, 2009
Exellent recipe but also simple to prepare. As for me i would eat them with a cup of hot chocolate. Thank you for sharing this idea with us, it is hard to think sometimes what to invite when some guests get home sudenly, and i consider these pudes are really great.