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Kakara pitha

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Semolina or wheat-flour shells filled with sweetened coconut and fried until golden.

Region: OdishaOccasion: Festivals, Prathamastami and family celebrationsTime: 1 hourServes: 15 piecesVegetarian

Ingredients

  • 1 cup semolina (suji)
  • 2 cups water
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tsp ghee
  • 1½ cups grated coconut
  • ½ cup grated jaggery or sugar
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper, crushed (optional)
  • Oil or ghee for frying

Method

  1. Cook the coconut with jaggery and cardamom until thick and dry. Cool.
  2. Boil water with 2 tbsp sugar and ghee, stir in the semolina and cook until it leaves the sides of the pan. Cool and knead.
  3. Take small balls of dough, flatten them on greased palms and place a spoon of filling in the centre.
  4. Close and shape into flat rounds.
  5. Fry on medium heat until golden brown.

History

Kakara is one of the many pithas of Odisha, where pitha-making is closely linked to the farming and festival calendar.

Significance

Kakara pitha is offered to deities and shared with neighbours on festival days.

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