Kakara Pitha
Odia sweet coconut rice dumpling.
Ingredients
- 1 cup suji (semolina)
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 1 tsp ghee
- 1 cup grated coconut
- ½ cup jaggery (or more to taste)
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tsp ghee
- Other:
- Oil or ghee for deep frying
- Steps:
Instructions
- Heat ghee, add coconut and jaggery.
- Cook until it forms a sticky mass.
- Add cardamom powder and let cool.
- Prepare the Dough
- Boil water with sugar, ghee, and a pinch of salt.
- Slowly add suji while stirring. Cook till it forms a lump.
- Let cool, then knead into a soft dough using ghee on hands.
- Shape the Pithas
- Take a small ball of dough, flatten into a disc.
- Place coconut filling in the center and seal the edges.
- Shape like a small patty or oval dumpling.
- Fry Until Golden
- Deep fry in medium-hot oil until golden brown and crisp outside.