Green Peas & Potato Stuffed Pitha

Name: Green Peas & Potato Stuffed Pitha
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 2 serves
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 4 potatoes; 3 tbsp fresh green peas; 2 green chillies; 1 inch ginger; Salt as per taste; 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder; 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp sugar; 1 tbsp lemon juice; 2 tbsp fresh coriander; 1 tbsp oil; 1 tbsp mustard and cumin seeds; 1/4 tbsp asafoetida; 1 bowl rice flour; 1 1/2 bowl water; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp Ghee; 1 tbsp oil; 1/2 tsp mustard seed; 1/2 tsp turmeric powder; Red chutney as required

Sangita Vyas @Sangit

Kenya

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Pitha is a traditional delicacy from Eastern India, loved for its simplicity, wholesome goodness, and delightful taste. This soft rice flour pitha is filled with a delicious, mildly spiced stuffing of green peas and potatoes, giving the classic recipe a special twist.
Every bite brings together authentic traditional flavors, the warmth of home-cooked food, and the aroma of fragrant spices. It makes a perfect choice for breakfast, evening tea, or a light meal, while also being healthy and satisfying.
If you enjoy traditional Indian cuisine, be sure to try making this delicious Green Peas & Potato Stuffed Pitha!

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Sangita Vyas @Sangit

Kenya

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Ingredients

40 minutes

2 serves

For Stuffing
4potatoes
3 tbspfresh green peas
2green chillies
1 inchginger
Salt as per taste
1/2 tbspred chilli powder
1/2 tbspturmeric powder
1 tspsugar
1 tbsplemon juice
2 tbspfresh coriander
For Tempering
1 tbspoil
1 tbspmustard and cumin seeds
1/4 tbspasafoetida
For Outer Layer
1 bowlrice flour
1 1/2 bowlwater
1/2 tspsalt
1/2 tspGhee
For Final Tadka
1 tbspoil
1/2 tspmustard seed
1/2 tspturmeric powder
Red chutney as required

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Steps

40 minutes

1

Boil peas and potatoes mash and mash it, chop and grate the chillies and ginger.
2

Add oil, mustard and cumin seeds and asafoetida in a pan for splutter, add chilli, ginger and peas, roast for a minute, then add mashed potatoes along with salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, sugar, lemon juice and fresh coriander. Mix well.
3

For outer layer... Add water salt and ghee in a pan, when water boils add rice flour and mix. Switch off the gas and let it sizzle for 10 minutes. After that knead well and make smooth dough. Divide in to equal portions.
4

Take one portion of the dough flatten a little and fill the potato mixture and close it. Make remain portion. Steam all the pitha for 6-7 minutes then let it cool down.
5

For last tadka.. Cut the pitha in a half add oil, mustard seed and turmeric powder in a pan, add cut pitha in a oil and mix gently. Pitha are ready. Serve with red chilli chutney.