Narkeler Vaja Puli Pitha
Narkeler Vaja Puli Pitha is a traditional Bengali pitha prepared with rice flour, coconut, and sugar/date molasses. These are the deep-fried version of many types puli pitha.
Ingredients
For Dough:
- 3 cups Rice Flour
- 0.5 liter Water
- 1 tsp Salt
For Filling:
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 pc Coconut medium, grated
- 2-3 pcs Cardamom
Instructions
Prepare the coconut filling:
- Heat up a pan. Add sugar and coconut, cardamom, and start mixing.
- Stir until the mixture is semi-sticky but not runny.
Prepare the Dough:
- Add water and rice flour and salt to a pan. Close the lid for 4-5 mins so that evenly boiled. Mix well with a wooden stick.
- While it's hot make a smooth dough.
- Close it with a damp cloth.
Prepare the pitha: (with cutter)
- Take a small dough and roll it into a small ball.
- Roll it out as thick roti/tortilla, about a quarter of an inch thick.
- Take some filling and give it a cylinder shape.
- Place the cylinder-shaped filling at the corner of the roti and cover it with roti to give a half-moon shape. Press the edges a little bit to ensure they are stick to each other.
- Cut around the edges using a cookie cutter. (Check the added video to understand the whole process clearly).
- Make sure there is no gap.
Prepare the pitha: (without cutter)
- Take a small dough and roll it into a small ball. Using your hand make a bowl shape.
- Put 1-2 tsp filling at the center of the bowl.
- Fold the bowl-shaped dough and design the edges. You can watch the video for a proper view.
- Repeat the process with the remaining dough.
Fry the pitha:
- Heat the oil in a pan. Add 4-5 pcs depending on the pan size.
- Fry the pitha until the dough is cooked through and slightly brown over medium heat.
- Served hot.
