Name: Poda pitha recipe by Nirupama Mohanty at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2 cup rice flour; 2 cup water; 1 cup curd; 1 cup sugar or jaggery; 1/2 cup cashew and raisins; 1/2 cup grated coconut; 1/2 cup sliced coconut; 1/2 tablespoon black pepper powder; 1 tablespoon cardamom powder; 2 bay leaves; 2 tablespoon ghee; 1/4 tablespoon salt; One banana leaves

Ingredients Serving: 4

2 cup rice flour
2 cup water
1 cup curd
1 cup sugar or jaggery
1/2 cup cashew and raisins
1/2 cup grated coconut
1/2 cup sliced coconut
1/2 tablespoon black pepper powder
1 tablespoon cardamom powder
2 bay leaves
2 tablespoon ghee
1/4 tablespoon salt
One banana leaves

Instructions

Heat a pan add ghee and fry cashew , raisin and sliced coconut one by one and keep aside
Again take a deep bottom non stick pan add water , curd , sugar , bay leaves , black pepper powder , cardamom powder , salt , and grated coconut , fried sliced coconut and few fried cashew and raisin and let it come to boil
Now add the rice flour in 3 to 4 batches with constantly stirring so that no lumps are there
Mix it thoroughly till the mixture thickens into a dough form
Switch off the flame and let the mixture cool down a little
In the mean time preheat the cooker
Grease a baking tray place a banana leave and also grease ghee on banana leave
When the dough is still warm transfer it lnto the baking tray
Decorate the top with some cashew and raisins or sliced coconuts and bake for 60 minutes
Check by inserting a tooth pick , if it comes out clean then pitha is ready
Let the pitha cool down , slice and serve

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