Poda pitha

Name: Poda pitha
Total time: 3000 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Rice; gram Black; Coconut; Jaggery; Cardamom; Fennel seeds; Baking powder; Tooti fruti; Salt

Samiksha Nayak @cook_24299971

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# PODA PITHA
Poda Pitha is an authentic Odia cuisine
my grandmother used to make during a festival in Odisha. Traditionally the dough is wrapped in banana leaves and baked overnight in a clay oven on very low heat and served as a breakfast next day. Baking it overnight gives it a slightly burnt exterior and at the same time a distinct crispy edges with a soft middle, hence the name Poda Pitha.

But my version is a lot shorter and can be out of the oven just in an hour. This Poda Pitha is a delicious combination of basic ingredients like raw rice, coconut, jaggery spiced with fresh ginger, cardamom, clove and whole black peppercorns. Ghee, some kind of nuts, sliced coconut and/make your home smell FESTIVE.

Samiksha Nayak @cook_24299971

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Ingredients

50 mins

4 servings

Rice
gramBlack
Coconut
Jaggery
Cardamom
Fennel seeds
Baking powder
Tooti fruti
Salt

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Steps

50 mins

1

Grind both and mix it well to a thick batter
2

Add grated coconut,jaggery,salt,baking soda,tooti frooti, fennel seeds to the batter and mix well.
3

Take a Pan and put some ghee/ oil. Then fry the coconut slices and cashew nuts for about 2 minutes.
4

Add the fried coconut slices and cashew nuts to the batter.
5

Mix all the ingredients well.
6

Take a cooker.Apply ghee/oil to it and then pour the batter.
7

Close the lid of the cooker without whistle.
8

Cook for 45 minutes in simmer flame.
9

Now the PODA PITHA is ready. Cut into desired shapes.