Tuesday, 3 May 2016

PITHA: MASALA ANDURI PITHA

PITHA: MASALA ANDURI PITHA:  Ingredients :- Rice - 2 - 3 cups Black Grams ( with out skin Biri dal) - 1 cup Bengal Grams (Chana dal) - 3 tsp For Stuffing :-    ...

MASALA ANDURI PITHA

 Ingredients :-

Rice - 2 - 3 cups
Black Grams ( with out skin Biri dal) - 1 cup
Bengal Grams (Chana dal) - 3 tsp

For Stuffing :-
      Grated Coconut - 1 cup
          Grated carrot  - 1/2 cup
                       Sugar - 1/2 cup
 Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp
        Pepper Powder - 1 tsp
                          Salt  -  as per taste


Method :-

Soak rice, black grams and bengal grams for 3-4 hrs or soak over night. Grind to make a batter just like Idli batter (it need not to make fine paste). Keep it for 3-4 hrs for fomentation. Add salt .

Heat oil in a pan. Add grated Coconut, carrot and suger together and saute for a while till the mixture should dry. Add cardamom powder, pepper powder and mix well.

Now, take a banana (leaf) patra, clean it. Put a big tsp batter on it and flatten it. Spread 1-2 tsp of coconut stuffing in the center and fold the leaf from both sides. Now heat a steamer with little water. Put all the stuffed leaf in the steamer and steam it like Idli preparation. Or you can take a big wide pot which filled with half of water. Tie a muslin cloth tightly by covering around its mouth. Put the leafs over it and cover with a lid. Steam it in a high flame for about 15-20 minutes. Switch off the flame and let it remain for more 5 minutes. Take it out from the pot or steamer and Serve with sambar or coconut chatni.




Sunday, 1 May 2016

PITHA: ARISA PITHA

PITHA: ARISA PITHA: Ingredients: 1 lb rice flour 10oz jaggery or sugar oil or ghee for frying Process: 1. Heat a fry pan in medium heat and then put so...

PITHA: WHEAT (Atta) CHAKULI PITHA

PITHA: WHEAT (Atta) CHAKULI PITHA: WHEAT (Atta) CHAKULI PITHA  Required Ingredients     Atta (lour ) – 300 gm     Suji ( Rawa ) – 75 gm     Maida – 75 gm     Kaju ( C...

WHEAT (Atta) CHAKULI PITHA

WHEAT (Atta) CHAKULI PITHA

 Required Ingredients

    Atta (lour ) – 300 gm
    Suji ( Rawa ) – 75 gm
    Maida – 75 gm
    Kaju ( Cashew Nut) – 5- 6 pcs
    Chini ( Sugar ) – 150 to 200 gm
    Pana Mahuri ( Aniseeds) –1tsp
    Nadia cora ( shredded coconut ) – 4tbsp
    Tela ( Refind Oil ) – As per requirement
    Luna ( Salt ) – As per requirement

Preparation :

    To start with, cut cashew into small pieces.
    Add Wheat flour, rawa, maida, sugar, aniseeds, shredded coconut, salt as per taste and required water to make a semi liquid batter. Whip well and keep it for 30 mins.
    Heat tawa (non stick will be better) on a medium flame.
    Spread a little oil (1tps) on the tawa.
    Take the batter in a tablespoon and spread it on the tawa like a dosa.
    Turn the pitha upside down after 1 min.
    When turns golden brown from each side, remove it from tawa and serve it hot.

ARISA PITHA


Ingredients:

1 lb rice flour
10oz jaggery or sugar
oil or ghee for frying

Process:


1. Heat a fry pan in medium heat and then put some water with  sugar until it becomes a good syrup or thik
2. Add rice floor slowly and continuously stir the spoon until it becomes a good dough and leave it aside until it becomes cold
3. Make arisa pithas (like kakara pitha without stapin )
4.  Heat oil in a  pan  and defry the arisa pithas preparedeed
5. Serve it cold