Winter Melon (Petha)
砂糖のシロップを吸い込む白いスポンジ！カレーからスイーツまで化ける万能ウリ
Description
Giant cucurbitaceous veg rich in moisture. Simmering turns it translucent and gooey, serving as the base for South Indian coconut stew (Aviyal) and North Indian super-sweet dessert (Petha).
Classification: For Families,Vegetable,Translucent Flesh,Diet
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How to use
Ingredients
- Winter Melon(Ash Gourd)
Instructions
- When making North Indian sweet 'Petha', cube winter melon, soak overnight in water dissolved with edible lime (Chuna) to harden surfaces.
- Wash firmly, boil down in rich sugar syrup flavored with rose water/cardamom until translucent.
- Completes a super-sweet jelly-like dessert crisp outside and juice-overflowing inside.
Learn more Substitutes, pairings, tips
Key spices
None
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
Daikon (as sub for texture and moisture in stews)
Pairing
Petha (Candied winter melon), Aviyal (South Indian stew)
Trivia
[Hardcore] 'Petha (North)' / 'Ash Gourd (South)'. Agra, home to the Taj Mahal, is globally famous as the mega-producing region of the candied winter melon sweet 'Petha'. Also, Yoga Ashrams drink it juiced every morning as 'the veg with highest Prana (life force)'.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Amidst a South Indian set meal (Meals), slurp gooey winter melon simmered in coconut milk and yogurt as the 'ultimate healing' between sour-spicy curries!
Allergen
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