Enduri pitha and Kakera

Name: Enduri pitha and Kakera
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: For ENDURI PITHA Ingredients :; 1 ,1/2 cup rice soaked; 1 cup urad/ biri dal soaked; As needed Haldi leaves; For Stuffing :; As needed Ghee for frying; 1-2 tbsp Grated coconut; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; pinch Black pepper powder; As required Jaggery powder; for kakera Outer covering ingredients:; 2 cups Water; Pinch salt; 1 tbsp saunf; 1 tsp Cardamom powder; To taste Jaggery powder; 1 tbsp Ghee; For Stuffing:; Refer to above mentioned ingredients in Enduri pitha

Bindhyabasini Jena @cook_19196426

Bhubaneswar

#pitha #odiacuisine ..We odias love to celebrate occasions by making varieties of pitha and mitha. And also on special occasions there be family gathering which is real happiness and we enjoy it through cooking varieties of dishes. After all happy stomach happy feeling 😂😂
Here I am discussing about Enduri pitha and Kakera. Enduri pitha is specially prepared during Prathamastami puja. This puja is particularly done for the betterment of the elder child of family.
#meetha #pitha #prathamastami #special

Bindhyabasini Jena @cook_19196426

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Ingredients

3 servings

For ENDURI PITHA Ingredients :
1 ,1/2 cup rice soaked
1 cupurad/ biri dal soaked
As neededHaldi leaves
For Stuffing :
As neededGhee for frying
1-2 tbspGrated coconut
1 tspCardamom powder
pinchBlack pepper powder
As requiredJaggery powder
for kakera Outer covering ingredients:
2 cupsWater
Pinchsalt
1 tbspsaunf
1 tspCardamom powder
To tasteJaggery powder
1 tbspGhee
For Stuffing:
Refer to above mentioned ingredients in Enduri pitha

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Steps

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Method for ENDURI PITHA: First prepare the stuffing part:
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In a kadhai warm ghee, add Jaggery powder and water. Cook till Jaggery powder melts and mix properly. Now add grated coconut, cardamom powder, black pepper powder and mix well. Cook till the mixture dries up. Remove and keep aside
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Now making the pitha: Prepare a smooth batter by grinding soaked rice and urad dal.
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Now take a haldi leaf, pour one laddle full of batter on it, add coconut filling. Now flip and join both the vertical ends.
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Do likewise with rest and steam it using a steamer for about 15 mins.
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Remove, let it cool down and then serve.
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Method for kakera pitha
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Prepare the filling as mentioned in filling section of Enduri pitha.
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Now outer covering part:
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In a kadhai add water, pinch of salt, saunf, black pepper powder, cardamom powder, Jaggery powder, ghee and let it boil.
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Now add sooji and mix well in slow flame till the mixture dries up.
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Remove and let it cool (not fully just the mixture should be slightly cool down so that kneading can be easy)
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After slightly cooled, using Palm knead into a smooth dough. Now make medium size balls out of the dough and keep aside. Your raw sooji balls are ready.
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You can make plain or coconut filled Kakera.
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For plain Kakera, take that raw sooji ball and press it lightly so that the thickness be of medium size. Now keep aside in a tray
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For coconut filled Kakera: Take the raw sooji ball, press it deep and put coconut filling in the middle of it. Brush water to all the ends and slowly slowly seal the ends. Coconut filled Kakera is now ready
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Now in hot oil, deep fry the plain and coconut filled Kakera. Serve hot.