Shiddo Pitha

Name: Shiddo Pitha
Yield: 7 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cup rice flour; 2 cups coconut grated; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/3 tablespoon cardamom powder

Tania Deb @cook_9700174

Chennai

#CookingWithCoconut
Bhapa Pitha/ Siddho Pitha is traditional and authentic recipe of Bengali cuisine. Stuff with sweet caramel coconut and served with kheer/reduced sweet milk. A sweet steamed recipe that is loved by my parents and in-laws. I like it only when Maa gives me with the kheer.

Tania Deb @cook_9700174

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Ingredients

7 people

1 1/2 cuprice flour
2 cupscoconut grated
1/2 cupsugar
1/3 tablespooncardamom powder

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Steps

1

Make a soft dough with the rice flour by boiling it in 1 and 1/2 cup of water.
2

In a pan sauté coconut with sugar and cardamom powder for 10 minutes stirring continuously. Let it cool and keep aside as filling.
3

Now knead the rice flour dough and take a small lemon size portion from the dough.
4

Make it flat like a small puri pressing it with hand.
5

Fill 2 tablespoon of the caramel coconut in it and close the edges. Continue the same process with the rest of the dough.
6

Heat a steamer with water in the bottom. Place the ready Pitha in a plate over the boiling water. Cover it with a lid and cook for 15-20 minutes
7

After it's done, serve hot with Rabri or reduced sweet milk.