Name: Poka Mithoi (Rice Powder & Jaggery Balls from Assam) recipe by Alka Jena at BetterButter
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 270 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1 cup Rice Powder; 1/2 cup jaggery; 1/4 cup water; 1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

ABOUT Poka Mithoi (Rice Powder & Jaggery Balls from Assam) RECIPE

Assamese cuisine is never complete without the mention of Pitha which is basically a snack made from rice. During Magh Bihu, when the granaries are overflowing with harvested crops, ladies of the Assamese households prepare a varieties of Pithas. Bora chaul (Sticky rice) is considered one of the most valuable ingredients for the people of Assam for preparing a varieties of Pithas.

Instructions

Soak the rice for 3-4 hours. Drain well. Spread on a kitchen towel to dry.
Pound the rice to a fine powder. Sieve with a very fine sieve. Keep in an airtight container for further use.
Roast the rice powder in a heavy bottomed kadai till you get a sweet aroma coming out of it. Make sure to stir it continuously.
Remove it from the fire and mix freshly ground pepper to the roasted rice powder.
Make a syrup of the jaggery and water on slow flame and mix a little of this syrup to the rice powder to make firm round balls.
Dust the balls with roasted rice powder. Store in an airtight container.

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