Caramelized Crunchy White-Pumpkin (Petha) -a M/W Recipe

This North-Indian Sweet will be little crunchy inside and well-known as 'Petha'. It can be done in 20 mins time but it must get soaked in sugar syrup for an hour.U can store this sweet for a day alone(in the fridge).Try it at home and Enjoy North-Indian Petha.Kids of all ages will fall in luv with this sweet.Bon Appetit!

Caramelized Crunchy White-Pumpkin - White-Pumpkin Pieces Caramelized in Sugar syrup

Ingredients

20 White-pumpkin pieces -1 inch squares- peel off the skin , remove the seeds and clean well

300 - 350gm Sugar

500 ml water

1 tsp vanilla essence(colourless)

a pinch of salt

Directions

1.Take a microwavesafe-bowl,heat water -- microwave(high) for 3-4 mins (till water boils).

2.Take that bowl out, add sugar  and a pinch of salt to it and mix well till sugar gets dissolved completely.

3.Place the bowl inside the oven and microwave it on high for 20 mins - if needed stir it once at the 15th min.

4.Take the bowl out after 5 mins.

5.Now,add the vanilla essence and white-pumpkin pieces and mix well.

6.Microwave this high for 2 more mins.

7.Take the bowl out after 5 mins(the white-pumpkin pieces should be very crunchy inside and shd get well-absorbed  in the sugar syrup) and cover it with a lid and let it cool for an hour.

8.Serve this Caramelized Crunchy White-Pumpkin Pieces with or without sugar syrup in a bowl.