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Assamese Bhapot Diya Joon Pitha

Assamese Bhapot Diya Joon Pitha recipe

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Assamese Bhapot Diya Joon Pitha is a steamed rice cake made with joha rice, coconut, jaggery, and cardamom, offering a fragrant, sweet taste.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Dessert
Cuisine Assamese
Servings 14 Pithas

Ingredients
  

1 cup = 250 ml

    FOR STUFFING

    • 1 Cup Desiccated Coconut
    • 1/4 cup water
    • 150 gram jaggery
    • 1/2 tsp cardamom powder
    • 2 tbsp nuts

    FOR DOUGH

    • 1 +1/2 cup Rice flour
    • Pinch of salt
    • 1/2 tsp desi ghee
    • 1 +1/4 cup boiling hot water

    Instructions
     

    MAKING OF STUFFING

    • Take a heavy bottomed pan and add desiccated coconut and water.
    • Cook on low heat for a minute. Purpose is just to moist the coconut.
    • Add jaggery after crushing.
    • Cook on low heat until jaggery melts.
    • Cook further till the mixture turns sticky.
    • Remove the pan from the heat and add cardamom powder and nuts.
    • Mix well and leave aside to cool down completely.

    MAKING OF DOUGH

    • Take rice flour, salt and desi ghee in a bowl.
    • Add boiling hot water.
    • Mix well.
    • Cover and rest for 10 minutes.
    • Then knead the mixture into a smooth dough.

    SHAPING THE PITHA

    • Take a lemon sized portion of dough and roll it between your palms. While you are handling one, cover the rest of the dough with some muslin cloth or kitchen towel to prevent the dough from drying out.
    • Roll the ball into a disc on a surface using rolling pin. You can dust the rice flour whenever needed. The disc should neither be too thin nor too thick.
    • Put a tablespoon of stuffing in the middle of the disc.
    • Fold it like a crescent/D.
    • Trim off the extra edges.
    • Apply some water on the edges for secure sealing.

    STEAMING PITHA

    • Grease the steamer basket.
    • Arrange pitha in that. Do not overcrowd the basket and keep a little gap between each.
    • Cover and steam cook for 15 minutes.
    • Take them out and put the next batch.
    • Enjoy.

    Notes

    • Traditionally fresh grated coconut is used in its making. As we were having ample of desiccated coconut, so used that only.
    • Water is added just to moist the dry desiccated coconut. If using fresh coconut, no need to add water.
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