Beetroot Coconut open Bhapa Pitha

Name: Beetroot Coconut open Bhapa Pitha
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 bowl desiccated coconut; 2 tbsp boiled beetroot paste; 3 tbsp sugar; 3 tbsp milk powder; 1 cup milk; 1/2 litre milk; 1/2 litre water; 1 bowl rice flour; 1 pinch salt; 1 tsp ghee; 1/2 cup desiccated coconut; 6-7 cashew nuts for garnishing

Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17

#HFS
Today I have made a bhapa pitha twist with beetroot. It's basically a bengali traditional dish. In winter season all Bengali cuisine prepared this tipes of pitha during poush Sankranti.

Rita Talukdar Adak @ritaadak17

#HFS
Today I have made a bhapa pitha twist with beetroot. It's basically a bengali traditional dish. In winter season all Bengali cuisine prepared this tipes of pitha during poush Sankranti.

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Ingredients

40 minutes

4 servings

For Filling -
1 bowldesiccated coconut
2 tbspboiled beetroot paste
3 tbspsugar
3 tbspmilk powder
1 cupmilk
For Dough. -
1/2 litremilk
1/2 litrewater
1 bowlrice flour
1 pinchsalt
1 tspghee
1/2 cupdesiccated coconut
6-7cashew nuts for garnishing

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Making Coconut Filling -
Heat up the kadai add desiccated coconut and dry roast for 2-3 minutes then add beetroot paste, milk powder, sugar and milk, mix it properly and cook on low heat, stir continuously, till allmost dry, like sticky dough. Coconut filling is ready.
2

Heat up the kadai add milk, water, salt, ghee and rice flour, mix it on low flame, cover it and turn off the flame. Keep aside for slightly cool down then knead it soft dough.
3

Now take small portion of the dough, make balls, press it and give shape of a bowl. Now spread desiccated coconut on a plate and coat the rice bowl pitha with this desiccated coconut as shown in figure.
4

Now fill up the rice bowl with prepared coconut stuffing in the middle and place a cashew nut on the top.
5

For Steaming -
Now place the rice bowl pitha in a greased steamer vessel and steam for 10-12 minutes. Bhapa pitha is ready.
6

Beetroot Coconut open Bhapa Pitha is ready to serve. Enjoy !!!!