Pitha Recipe : Dudh Chitoi (Milk Chitoi) Pitha

Dudh Chitoi or Milk Chitoi pitha is a traditional dessert made usually in winter. It is sweet, sultry and creamy. It is delicious by itself.

Ingredients :

•     3 cups of atop or pulao rice
•     water as needed
•     salt as needed
•     oil for greasing the tawa
•     1/2 cup of palm date jaggery
•     2-3 cardamoms
•     2 cinnamon sticks
•     3 liters of milk

 Preparation method :

1. Soak the rice for 4-5 hours

2. Roast the rice in a tawa so that the rice grains become powdery.

3. Mix the roasted rice in 1 cup of lukewarm water and a pinch of salt.

4. Make sure that the mixture is neither too thin nor thick-so add just a bit of
     water at a time and mix.

5. Heat a thick tawa (the ones that are especially made to cook chitoi pitha) and   
     grease it with oil.

6. Now take a big spoon and pour a spoonful of the mixture in circular motion so that
     a round shaped chitoi pitha forms.

7. Put the lid on and cook for 4-5 minutes. The pitha will swell into a beautiful
     white round shape. Take it out and set aside.

8. Repeat to make a few more chitoi pitha.

9. In a cooking pot, mix the palm date jaggery with 3 cups of water.

10. Heat the mixture and sprinkle the cardamoms and cinnamon sticks.

11. Allow the mixture to boil.

12. Mean while, in a separate pot, boil the milk so that it thickens down to 2 liters
       of its volume from its original 3 liters.

13. Dip the chitoi pitha in this palm date jaggery syrup for a bit and set aside.

14. Mix the warm milk with the palm date jaggery syrup in which the chitoi pithas
       were initially dipped.

15. Now soak the chitoi pitha in this mixture for 4-5 hours. Serve chilled.

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Pitha Recipe : Doodh puli pitha

Enjoy here very famous Doodh Puli Pitha recipe....

Ingredients:

• 1 coconut.
• 1 cup sugar.
• 2 cup Rice flour
• 2 tblsp.plain flour(Maida)
• 1 litr milk.
• 10 gms raisins
• 10 gms cashewnut
• 1 tsp. cardamom powder.

Method:

1 Grate coconut and mix with sugar and cardamom powder. Mix well and keep it aside.

2. Heat a Pan and add Rice flour.Stirr for about 5 minutes. Take it out in an bowl and add  
     plain  flour to that. Now add Hot water and knead well to make a dough.

3.  Make small balls from the dough, spread each ball with hand and stuff the coconut sugar  
      mixture  into it. Fold it and seal the edges so that filling doesnt come out to get the shape of 
     'Puli' as in the picture.

4. Heat a pan and add milk. boil the milk for some time so that it get reduce to half. Add sugar 
     and cardamom powder. cook for a couple of minutes. Now add the pulies to the milk 
     slowly.cover it and let it cook for about 15 minutes with stirring in between. Add raisins   
    and  cashew nuts. Take it out in a serving tray. Serve cold.

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WInter Piths Festival : Nokshi Pitha Recipe

Nokshi Pitha has a distinct flavor that makes this round shaped pitha so unique. Designing each pitha involves practice, but also passion. It is believed that traditionally women used to express their inner thoughts through these designs. These pithas are brought in for wedding ceremonies, and are also given to the groom's family as gifts.

Ingredients :

•     water as needed
•     3 cups of rice powder
•     Salt as needed
•     1 cup of date jiggery
•     Oil for deep frying-as needed

 Preparation method :


1. Boil water and add the rice powder and salt. Mix and stir well to make a thick
   dough. Roll the dough well to make it soft and smooth. Ball some balls of out the
   dough.

2. Roll each boll out on a rolling pin to make a thick tortilla. Cut shapes out of
   it and make designs on each of the shapes.

3. On a separate bowl mix in the jiggery with water to make a syrup.

4. Heat oil in a deep drying fan. Dip each of the shapes (pitha) in the jiggery syrup
   well and fry in deep oil. Fry until the pitha turns golden brown

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Winter Pitha Festival : Sweet Bhapa Pitha Recipe

Bhapa pitha is a famous winter pitha that is made of rice powder. It is one of the dessert items that truly represents Bengali cuisine.Bhapa pitha is a special sweet dish that is prepared usually on the winter. Enjoy the Recipe..

Ingredients :

•     500 g of powdered rice
•     1 cup of grated coconut
•     1 cup of powdered palm date jaggery
•     1/2 teaspoon of sugar / patali

 Preparation method :

1. Sprinkle a bit of water to the powdered rice. Quickly work through the mixture to
    make small crumbs.

2. Sift the crumbs-press and roll on the sieve to collect the powder in a bowl.

3. Pour in water in a steam or pressure cooker.

4. Stuff a teacup one-third with the powdered rice powder. Layer with grated coconut,
     sugar, and powdered palm date jaggery. Add the final layer with more powdered rice
     and fill up the tea cup completely.

5. Cover the mouth of the cup with slightly moist soft cotton cloth.

6. Place a steel sieve in the pressure cooker.

7.  Slowly place the tea cup with the pitha mix-the mouth of the tea cup should be 
      facing the sieve. Put the lid on and cook for 6-8 minutes.

8. Take the lid out, and carefully take out the tea cup with the cloth. Cover the
     mouth with your palm.

9.  Remove the cloth slowly and place the cup upside down on a serving plate.

10. Take out the tea cup to reveal the pitha.

11.Repeat to make 4-5 more pithas.