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Kheer Puli Pitha | Bengali Pitha Recipe
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Kheer Puli Pitha | Bengali Pitha Recipe

A vegetarian Bengali Recipes recipe with liter milk, palm jaggery - crushed, -/2 teaspoons cardamom powder (elaichi). Ready in 1h 10m, serves 4.

Curated byAnanya Chatterjee🇮🇳

Calories
515kcal
Estimated Cost
₹225-375
Carbs63g
Protein23g
Fats19g
Servings Scaler
4

Instructions

24 steps
  1. 1

    For making Kheer Puli Pitha | Bengali Pitha Recipe, gather all the ingredients handy

  2. 2

    Instruction for Making PuliSift rice flour, add a pinch of salt, ghee and hot water and knead to make a soft and supple dough

    rice flour(100 grams)hot water(1 cup)tablespoons ghee(2)pinch salt(1)
  3. 3

    Keep it covered with a clean kitchen towel

  4. 4

    Heat a non-stick pan, add in crushed palm jaggery and allow jaggery to melt on medium heat

    palm jaggery - crushed(200 grams)
  5. 5

    Keep stirring to avoid charring

  6. 6

    Once melted, add grated coconut, chopped cashews and half a teaspoon of cardamom powder

    -/2 teaspoons cardamom powder (elaichi)(1)fresh coconut - grated(1 cup)cashew nuts - chopped (optional)(1 tablespoon)
  7. 7

    Mix well

  8. 8

    Keep stirring for a few minutes until well-mixed

  9. 9

    Keep aside to coolInch out a lemon sized ball from the prepared dough and flatten between your palm and fingers to make a flat disk

    palm jaggery - crushed(200 grams)
  10. 10

    Scoop a tsp of cooled jaggery-coconut filling and place in between the disk

    palm jaggery - crushed(200 grams)fresh coconut - grated(1 cup)
  11. 11

    Fold the dough from one end and cover it up completely till all the filling is secured in

  12. 12

    This should take a crescent shape now

  13. 13

    Press between fingers gently to close openings in the dumpling if any

  14. 14

    Fold in the protruded edge inwards to secure the folds further

  15. 15

    These folded edges appear like braids

  16. 16

    Repeat the process till all the dough is done and keep aside all Puli

  17. 17

    Instruction for Making Kheer/ Dudh PuliBoil milk in a thick bottomed pan at medium flame to reduce it to half

    liter milk(1)
  18. 18

    Add 1 teaspoon of cardamom powder and crushed palm jaggery(optional)

    palm jaggery - crushed(200 grams)-/2 teaspoons cardamom powder (elaichi)(1)cashew nuts - chopped (optional)(1 tablespoon)
  19. 19

    Now here you have to add jaggery as per your choice, if you want the dudh kheer to be mild, then add very little jaggery, else more

    palm jaggery - crushed(200 grams)
  20. 20

    Drop in the handmade puli, one by one carefully into the pan while the milk boils

    liter milk(1)
  21. 21

    After adding all the pulis in milk, reduce the flame and allow them to cook with milk for about 10-15 minutes

    liter milk(1)
  22. 22

    Keep checking the pulis during regular intervals and make sure you boil them along until they get properly cooked

  23. 23

    Turn off the flame and allow Kheer Puli Pitha | Bengali Pitha Recipe to cool

  24. 24

    Serve this creamy jaggery flavoured milk and puli either warm or you may refrigerate it before serving

    liter milk(1)palm jaggery - crushed(200 grams)

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