White pumpkin / ash gourd - cut in triangular shape like this with the skin
Now using a slicer slice the pumpkin in triangular shape.
Make not too thick nor thin.
Ash gourd slices are ready. let us soak in water for 5-10 mins.
In a pan add enough water to cook the slices
Add green food color to get the pan color
Now add the sliced pumpkins, Cook till its transparent / 2 - 3 mins
Once done remove from water, drain excess water and keep in a plate. Dry it completely without any water.
Let it dry, let us make sugar syrup. In a pan add a glass of water.
Add 150 - 200 gms sugar as required
Add food color in the syrup also then only color absorbs properly.
Check for single string consistency of the sugar syrup
Add 1/2 tsp of rose essence
Now let us add the dried pumpkin slices to the syrup
If the sugar syrup is watery the slices will not be perfect so check for single string consistency and then drop the cooked slices.
We are going to stuff sweetened kova / paal kova inside. you can also include mixed nuts inside. People also stuff made with milk and coconut powder
Take a spoon of paal kova and keep in the middle of a slice. Apply ghee on sides to wrap.
Now wrap the corners to middle to form a triangular shape.
As we applied ghee it gets stick one another/ if not you can secure it with a clove or a toothpick.
Similarly you can make other pan sweets. Agra Pan sweet is ready it stays good for a week.