Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe
A vegetarian Oriya Recipes recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava), water, tablespoons ghee. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
14 steps- 1
To prepare Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe, first prep up with all the ingredients mentioned
fresh coconut - grated(2 cups) - 2
For preparing the dough we need to take water, salt, sugar and cardamom in a heavy bottomed pan and boil till the sugar dissolves
water(4 cups)sugar(1 cup)pinch salt(1)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 3
Add 1 tablespoon ghee, lower the flame and slowly add the Suji or Rawa stirring constantly so that lumps are not formed
tablespoons ghee(2)sunflower oil - or ghee for deep fryingghee(1 tablespoon) - 4
Keep stirring till the mixture becomes a thick and lumpy mass and is sticky
- 5
This will take around 2 minutes and let me remind you that this stirring could be strenuous
- 6
Take it off from the flame and keep it aside till the mix is warm and easy to work on
- 7
Meanwhile, to prepare to fill, add 1 tablespoon ghee to a heated pan and fry the freshly grated coconut on low flame till light brown
tablespoons ghee(2)sunflower oil - or ghee for deep fryingfresh coconut - grated(2 cups)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 8
Add jaggery, cardamom and black pepper powder and fry till the jaggery melts and coats the grated coconut
cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)fresh coconut - grated(2 cups)jaggery(1/4 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon) - 9
Finally, add the cashews and raisins and fry for a minute and switch off the flame and keep this coconut filling aside
fresh coconut - grated(2 cups)tablespoons cashew nuts - chopped(2)raisins - few - 10
Take a spoon of ghee, add it to the prepared warm semolina dough and knead it to form a dough
tablespoons ghee(2)sunflower oil - or ghee for deep fryingghee(1 tablespoon) - 11
Make even balls from the dough, flatten it on your palm, make a depression and stuff some coconut filling in it
fresh coconut - grated(2 cups) - 12
Then close it from all sides making a ball, flatten it a little bit with the palm of your hand
- 13
Form Suji Manda Pitha with the rest of the dough and stuffing and deep fry them in batches in hot ghee or oil till golden brown
tablespoons ghee(2)sunflower oil - or ghee for deep fryingghee(1 tablespoon) - 14
Serve Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe during tea time or as dessert to end a festive meal
fresh coconut - grated(2 cups)
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Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe
A vegetarian Oriya Recipes recipe with sooji (semolina/ rava), water, tablespoons ghee. Ready in 55 min, serves 4.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
14 steps- 1
To prepare Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe, first prep up with all the ingredients mentioned
fresh coconut - grated(2 cups) - 2
For preparing the dough we need to take water, salt, sugar and cardamom in a heavy bottomed pan and boil till the sugar dissolves
water(4 cups)sugar(1 cup)pinch salt(1)cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon) - 3
Add 1 tablespoon ghee, lower the flame and slowly add the Suji or Rawa stirring constantly so that lumps are not formed
tablespoons ghee(2)sunflower oil - or ghee for deep fryingghee(1 tablespoon) - 4
Keep stirring till the mixture becomes a thick and lumpy mass and is sticky
- 5
This will take around 2 minutes and let me remind you that this stirring could be strenuous
- 6
Take it off from the flame and keep it aside till the mix is warm and easy to work on
- 7
Meanwhile, to prepare to fill, add 1 tablespoon ghee to a heated pan and fry the freshly grated coconut on low flame till light brown
tablespoons ghee(2)sunflower oil - or ghee for deep fryingfresh coconut - grated(2 cups)ghee(1 tablespoon) - 8
Add jaggery, cardamom and black pepper powder and fry till the jaggery melts and coats the grated coconut
cardamom (elaichi) pods/seeds(2)fresh coconut - grated(2 cups)jaggery(1/4 cup)cardamom powder (elaichi)(1/2 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1 teaspoon) - 9
Finally, add the cashews and raisins and fry for a minute and switch off the flame and keep this coconut filling aside
fresh coconut - grated(2 cups)tablespoons cashew nuts - chopped(2)raisins - few - 10
Take a spoon of ghee, add it to the prepared warm semolina dough and knead it to form a dough
tablespoons ghee(2)sunflower oil - or ghee for deep fryingghee(1 tablespoon) - 11
Make even balls from the dough, flatten it on your palm, make a depression and stuff some coconut filling in it
fresh coconut - grated(2 cups) - 12
Then close it from all sides making a ball, flatten it a little bit with the palm of your hand
- 13
Form Suji Manda Pitha with the rest of the dough and stuffing and deep fry them in batches in hot ghee or oil till golden brown
tablespoons ghee(2)sunflower oil - or ghee for deep fryingghee(1 tablespoon) - 14
Serve Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe during tea time or as dessert to end a festive meal
fresh coconut - grated(2 cups)
Rate this recipe
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