Bibikhana Pitha, also known as Bikrampurer Badshahi Pitha, is a famous and unique Bengali dessert from Bikrampur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Bibikhana Pitha is a soft, delicate cake with a texture that melts in your mouth. It’s a pleasantly sweet rice cake supplemented with thickened milk and sweetened with jaggery ( patali gur or molasses).

Bibikhana pitha has been counted as a pitha/dessert for the kings in Bangladesh. A perfect winter delicacy, this is a traditional Bikramupur pitha that tastes extremely flavorful. Nowadays many recipes can be found which is not authentic and hence real taste and flavor are missing. We are sharing Bikramupur’s Authentic Bibikhana Pitha recipe which is much easier to prepare. Bibikhana pitha looks like a cake in shape and hence it is known as Bangla cake pitha too.

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Bibikhana Pitha

Bibikhana Pitha – A Delicacy of Bikrampur which tastes extremely flavorful. We are sharing Bikramupur's Authentic Bibikhana Pitha recipe which is much easier to prepare.

Servings 12 pcs

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 30

Ingredients

4 cup Rice Flour
1 pc Coconut medium, grated
500 gm Jaggery
1/2 tsp Salt
1/2 litre Milk lukewarm, thickened by boiling
2-3 pcs Cardamom
1-2 pcs Cinnamon

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl take four cups of rice flour.
Add grated coconut, jaggery and give a proper mix.
Thickened the milk by boiling and then add the thickened milk into the mixture a little at a time to form a smooth batter.
Add cardamom and cinnamon to it. Mix again.
The batter is ready.
Take a pan with a lid and grease with oil.
Pour the batter into it and tap lightly to ensure no air pockets remain in the mixture. Cover the lid to seal it properly.
Now, take a large kadai with sand in it. Place the pan above the sand/salt inside the kadai and close the lid. The sand/salt should submerge the stand and touch the base of the pan.
Over medium flame, cook for approximately one hour. Do keep checking in between.
After one hour, open the lid and insert a toothpick. If the toothpick comes out clean, the pitha is done; if not, you need to cook some more time.
Once done, open the lid. Loosen the edges with the help of a knife and put it on a serving tray/dish.
Let it come down to room temperature.
Your Bibikhana Pitha is ready now. Cut into pieces and serve.