Sijha Manda Pitha
Sijha Manda Pitha

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Sijha Manda pitha is a traditional recipe of Odisha. Manda pitha is prepared in every part of Odisha. Any festival is incomplete without this.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook sijha manda pitha using 9 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Sijha Manda Pitha:
  1. Take 2 cups Basmati Rice
  2. Make ready 2 cups grated coconut
  3. Get 1 cup chena or cottage cheese
  4. Get 1 cup sugar
  5. Prepare 1/2 cup milk
  6. Make ready 4 cups water
  7. Take As per taste Salt
  8. Take 1 tbsp ghee / refined oil
  9. Prepare 3-4 pieces Cardamom

See great recipes for Manda pitha with a twist(steamed rice flour dumplings) too!. Princess In this video I have explained how to make sijha manda pitha or rice steam cake. Manda Pitha/ Odisha Special Pitha/how to make manda pitha/Raja Pitha/festival special pitha. Sijha Manda or Sukla Manda is one of the most popular 'pithas' from Odisha.

Instructions to make Sijha Manda Pitha:
  1. First soak basmati rice for 6hrs. Then strain it. Let it dry (inside the room, not in direct sunlight) Don't dry it completely. The rice should leave the water only.
  2. After that make a powder of the soaked & dried rice. Make a coarse powder. Not completely plain at all.
  3. After that take a big container & add 4cups water, 1/2cup milk. Salt to taste / 1/2tbsp. Then add 2tbsp sugar. 1tbsp ghee / refined oil. After a boil add rice flour. Mix well until it become a dough. Now keep it aside.
  4. Now hit a pan add 2tbsp water and then add coconut and 1cup sugar… When the sugar started melting and became caramel add chena and take the pan out of hit. And here the filling is done.
  5. Now take the rice dough in a plate or any big surface. Kneet it till became soft. And then make a ball by adding caramel coconut & chena filling.
  6. Cook it in steam, just like momos or dumplings. For 40-45 mins.
  7. That's it. It's done 😊

It is an integral part of all the Lakshmi pujas. It can be described as a steamed rice dumpling with a sweetened stuffing. Pithas are typically made of rice flour, although there are some types of pitha made of wheat flour. Flatten each ball and put the stuffing on it and again form a ball so that the stuffing remains at the center. Heat the oil in the pan and fry the balls till it becomes golden brown.

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