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Ingredients • 1 Kg White pumpkin / ash gourd (large and hard) • 2 tsp lime stone • 2 cups Sugar • 2 cups Water Method 1. Prick each ash gourd cube with a fork at close intervals. 2. Combine the lime stone with enough water in a deep bowl and mix well till it dissolves completely. 3. Add the pricked ash gourd and mix well. Cover it with a lid and keep aside 12 to 15 hours. 4. Next day, drain and wash the ash gourd thoroughly under running water and keep aside. 5. Boil enough water in a deep non-stick pan add the ash gourd, mix well and cook on a medium flame till the ash gourd turn transparent. 6. Drain well and keep aside. 7. Combine the sugar and 2 cups of water in a deep non-stick pan, mix well and cook on a medium flame till the sugar dissolves completely. 8. Add the ash gourd, mix well and cook on a medium flame till the sugar syrup one thread consistency, while stirring occasionally. 9. Cover it with a lid and keep aside for 6 hours. 10. After 6 hours, cook the ash gourd along with the remaining sugar syrup on a medium flame for 10 minutes, while stirring continuously. 11. Strain the excess sugar syrup using a strainer and discard it. 12. Place the ash gourd cubes on a plate at regular intervals and allow it to dry under the fan one hour or overnight. 13. Serve or store refrigerated in an air-tight container.