Fried Pumpkin Seeds (Dudde Bee Thallele)

Fried pumpkin seeds /Salted and sun dried pumpkin seeds fry (Dudde bee thallele in Konkani) is an age old Konkani snack served hot with rice and daal curry.

The following ingredients are needed to prepare Fried Pumpkin Seeds / Duddde Bee Thallele.

Ingredients:-

Pumpkin seeds. -1 cup (matured)
Salt.                   - to taste
Oil.                    - for deep frying

Instructions:-

1). Cut a yellow pumpkin and collect the meatured pumpkin seeds inside the pumpkin. Wash the seeds and drain water completely.

2). Keep the pumpkin seeds on a large plate. Apply little salt on the pumpkin seeds and keep aside for 5 minutes.Place the marinated pumpkin seeds under hot sun to dry completely.

3). Store the sun dried pumpkin seeds in a clean and dry container and fry the seeds as and when needed.

Method:-

1). Heat little oil in a wide bottom pan and add the salted and sun-dried pumpkin seeds into the hot oil and fry them until crisp and brown in colour.

2). Saute well for 2 minutes on medium flame to fry the pumpkin seeds uniformly.

3). When the seeds puffed up and become brown in colour remove the fried pumpkin seeds from oil using a slotted spoon and transfer to a plate.

Crispy and crunchy Fried Pumpkin Seeds / Dudde Bee Thallele is ready to serve hot with rice and dal curry.