Kashmiri Recipe-Alla Posh

• • 6-10 alla posh/pumpkin flowers
• • 1 cup of rice flour
• • 1 tsp.mertshwangan/red chili powder
• • ½ cup water
• • ¼ tsp.salt or salt to taste
• • Pinch of zeur/black or white cumin seed
• • Vegetable cooking oil for frying

Method:

• • Open alla posh at the center and remove inner stalk.
• • Put rice flour, salt, cumin seed and chili powder in a bowl.
• • Mix all together well.
• • Add ½ cup water and mix to form a thick batter.
• • Heat oil in a frying pan/kadia
• • Dip alla posh in batter and coat batter on both sides carefully without breaking.
• • Add battered alla posh to hot oil.
• • Fry until alla posh turns golden red and crispy and turn to fry both sides..
• • Serve alla posh monji hot or cold with tea as a snack or as a side dish with lunch or dinner.