Poda Pitha

Name: Poda Pitha
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup raw rice soaked for 4-6 hours; 2/2 cup grated coconut or dessicated; 1 tsp salt; 2 green cardamom; 1 cup jaggery; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 cup fresh coconut cut into small pieces; 1 tsp mitha soda; 10-13 raisins; 10-12 cashews; 10-12 cranberries; 2 tbsp desi ghee

Seema Sharma @cook_26341188

Jammu

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Poda Pitha is famous in odisha due to its deep cultural & religious significance especially during Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath.poda means burnt or baked & pitha means cake.Its earthy,sweet & rustic taste makes it a beloved festive treat.

Seema Sharma @cook_26341188

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Ingredients

45 min.

4 servings

1 cupraw rice soaked for 4-6 hours
2/2 cupgrated coconut or dessicated
1 tspsalt
2green cardamom
1 cupjaggery
1/2 cupwater
1/2 cupfresh coconut cut into small pieces
1 tspmitha soda
10-13raisins
10-12cashews
10-12cranberries
2 tbspdesi ghee

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Steps

45 min.

1

First transfer soaked rice in the mixi jar & and little water by adding salt, dessicated coconut & cardamom
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Then blend to a fine batter
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Transfer this batter in a bowl
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Now in a wok add half cup water & jaggery melt this on a low flame
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When it melts properly off the flame and strain this jaggery syrup in the rice batter bowl
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Then add mitha soda in the batter & mix well.Then heat ghee in the pressure cooker add raisins, pieces of coconut & cashews
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Fry for a few seconds then pour rice batter over it.
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Sprinkle cranberries on the top & cook on a very low flame by removing the whistle.
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It will take 20 to 25 min.then off the flame.let it cool slightly the transfer very gently with the help of spatula it's very soft
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I don't have a banana leaf.Use banana leaf while cooking and serving.Cut into pieces serve and enjoy 😋😋