Suji Manda Pitha Recipe

Visit Dhabaleswar temple , Cuttack
Ingredients :
Suji (rawa ) -150 gm
Nadia kora(Shredded coconut)- half a coconut
Chini(Sugar) -75gm
Aleicha( cardamom)- 4 pcs
Gua gheea(cows ghee)-1 tbs
Salt – as per taste
Preparation :
Step wise Take a frying pan.
Put the sugar and shredded coconut into the pan, fry it for 10 min, when semi cooked, add crushed cardamom.
When cooked take out from flame, keep aside.
Take water (double the amount of rawa) in a deep pan.
Add ghee, sugar and salt as per the taste. Boil it.
When it starts boiling put small amount of rawa and stir it.
Do the same for the rest of rawa. Stir it properly to avoid forming lumps.
Keep it on the flame for 2 min.
Remove from flame and keep aside.
Wait till the dough cools down to room temperature, kneed the dough with ghee to make it softer.
Make 8-10 balls from the dough when rolling it in hand.
Flatten balls and put some coconut stuffing, roll it to make a ball.
In a separate deep pan take water (2/3).
Tie a cloth over the mouth of the pan. Boil it.
When its starts steaming, put the rawa balls and cover it. Steam it for 10 min.
Remove from flame.
Serve it hot or cold.
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