PUMPKIN FLOWER STIR FRY/ DUDDINI PHOOL UPKERI /STIR FRIED SQUASH BLOSSOMS

Pumpkin flower/ Squash Blossom is called Duddini phool in Konkani.This stir fry is a simple and tasty side dish.The recipe is simple, quick and easy to make with limited ingredients and the recipe is given below with step by step pictures. Pumpkin flowers are available in Kochi area local vegetable shop during winter season. Pumpkin flower stir fry is one of the most favourite dish among Kochi GSB Konkani community.Pumpkin flower stir fry goes well with rice.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Pumpkin flower Stir Fry / Duddini Phool Upkeri.

 

Ingredients:

Pumpkin flowers with tender stems. -15
Salt.                                                   -to taste

For Seasoning:

Coconut oil /oil. -1tsp
Mustard seeds.   -1/2 tsp
Green chillies.    -2

 

Method:
  1). Take pumpkin flowers / squash blossoms with tender stalks.

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2). Separate the flowers from tender stalk and keep aside.

3). Remove the green sepals around the pumpkin flowers.

4). Discard the green sepals around the flowers.

green sepals

5). Cut each pumpkin flower / squash blossom into 2 halves lengthwise. Remove any tiny bugs or worms inside it and wash the pumpkin flowers in water. Drain water completely from the pumpkin flowers and keep aside. Sometimes there will be some tiny worms in the stigma of the pumpkin flowers.

6). Peel the outer skin of the tender stalks of the pumpkin flower and discard the outer skin.

7). Wash the tender stalks in water and chop them into small pieces and keep aside.

  8). Chop the cleaned pumpkin flowers into medium size pieces. Keep aside the chopped pumpkin flowers and chopped stalks on a plate.


 

9). Wash green chillies and slit into two halves lengthwise and keep aside.

10). Heat coconut oil or any cooking oil in a pan and splutter mustard seeds. Add slit green chilly halves into the pan and saute well and fry the green chillies in oil for a second.

Add the chopped tender stalks into the pan and saute well. Add required salt and mix with the slit green chillies and chopped stalks. Cover the pan with a lid and cook the chopped stalks till soft and well cooked for few minutes on low flame.

11). Add chopped pumpkin flowers and stir well and mix with cooked pumpkin stalks. Cover the pan with a lid and cook till the chopped pumpkin flower is cooked and shrink a bit and the water completely evaporates. Switch off the flame and transfer the pumpkin stir fry to a serving plate.

Pumpkin flower stir fry/ Duddini Phool Upkeri/ Stir fried Squash Blossoms is ready to serve hot with rice.