Name: Braided Pithe recipe by Shampa Das at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1/2 cup gobindobhog rice powder ( small grain scented raw rice ); 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 cup freshly grated coconut; 1 table spoon maida; 1/2 cup date palm jaggery; 1 cup water to make gur syrup; Hot water to make the dough; White oil to dip fry

ABOUT Braided Pithe RECIPE

This braided pithe was very famous in undivided Bengal . Still it is continuing it's legacy generation after generation . It is specially made in winter season because the pithas are dipped in date palm jaggery syrup .

Ingredients Serving: 4

1/2 cup gobindobhog rice powder ( small grain scented raw rice )
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup freshly grated coconut
1 table spoon maida
1/2 cup date palm jaggery
1 cup water to make gur syrup
Hot water to make the dough
White oil to dip fry

Instructions

Keep ready all the dry ingredients
Mix all the dry ingredients together
Put one cup water and jaggery in a pan and make a thick syrup ( no need to cook string consistency )
In a nonstick fry pan boil water and put the rice flour mixture and cook for some time
Let it absorb all the water
Let it cool for some time and knead to form a soft dough
Keep the dough in a bowl covered
take out three small peda and make thin roll
Now start making braid ( shown in the picture )
keep oil in a kadai and start frying till it is golden brown
Put the fried pithe in the jaggery syrup when it is still warm
Keep it in syrup for some time
Now it is ready to serve

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