Podo Pitha

Name: How to cook Podo Pitha - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 5-6 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Madhumita Bishnu

Podo Pitha

#RYS Podo Pitha is one of the 56 Bhogas offered to Lord Jagannath and with great fanfare made during Rathayatra too

Ingredient

Food ration :

5-6 servings

Cooking time :

Preparation time-10 mins, Cooking time-9 hr

2 cups

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Wash and soak rice and dal separately for 8 hrs, add separately to a blender and adding very little water blend smooth to a batter.

* Step 2

In a pan heat 1 tsp ghee and roast sliced coconut and cashew nuts, set aside.

* Step 3

In the same pan add jaggery powder and stir well to form a liquid consistency, add Chena and grated coconut and mix well, once dry, set aside.

* Step 4

Set aside the rice batter and to the Dal, batter whisk smooth for 10 mins, add rice batter and whisk for 5 mins. Keep it covered for 30 mins. Add jaggery powder- grated coconut - Chena mix and some of the roasted cashew nuts and sliced coconut, whisk well, and the batter is ready.

* Step 5

In a pressure cooker grease the rest of the ghee well, add the batter and garnish with the rest of the cashew nuts and sliced coconut, without the nozzle close the pressure cooker lid and on low flame bake for 30 mins.