(Semolina) Sooji Kakara Pitha. Suji Kakara Pitha or Suji manda pitha is a sweet and deep fried recipe. Which is commonly made in Odisha during almost every occasion and festives. "KAKARA PITHA " is a sweet deep fried cake commonly made in ODISHA in may festivals and occasions. Deep-fried semolina balls with a sweet coconut stuffing, the Kakara Pitha has a fascinating mix of textures with an exciting crispness leading to succulent While the outer covering is usually made with semolina, you can make it with whole wheat flour also.
You must add this dessert in your diet.
Semolina, a Perfect Dessert - Sooji Ka Halwa and More.
Semolina is the coarse, purified wheat middlings of durum wheat mainly used in making upma, pasta, and couscous.
You can cook (Semolina) Sooji Kakara Pitha using 23 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you achieve that.
Ingredients of (Semolina) Sooji Kakara Pitha
- It's of For the Dough).
- Prepare 1 cup of lightly fried sooji.
- It's 2 cups of water.
- You need 150 gm of jaggery or gud (you can take more or less according to your liking for sweet).
- It's 1 of bay leaf.
- Prepare 1 tsp of grated ginger.
- It's 1 pinch of salt.
- Prepare of For Stuffing.
- It's 1/2 of Coconut grated.
- It's 2 tsp of Clarified butter (desi ghee).
- It's 50 gm of jaggery.
- It's 1 tbsp of crushed Kashewnuts, Almonds, Dates (khajur).
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of green cardamom powder.
- It's 1 pinch of Karpoor(Camphor,used for Puja).
- It's of Ghee + oil for deep frying.
- You need of For Stuffing.
- You need 1/2 of Coconut grated.
- You need 2 tsp of Clarified butter (desi ghee).
- You need 50 gm of jaggery.
- It's 1 tbsp of crushed Kashewnuts, Almonds, Dates (khajur).
- Prepare 1/2 tsp of green cardamom powder.
- It's 1 pinch of Karpoor(Camphor,used for Puja).
- You need of Ghee + oil for deep frying.
The word semolina also refers to a sweet dessert made from semolina and milk. Suji Kakara Pitha is a traditional sweet from Odisha that can be best described as deep-fried semolina balls stuffed with coconut. This week, I got the chance to try another traditional Odisha sweet called Suji Kakara Pitha, thanks to the Recipe Swap challenge that I am a part of. Suji Kakara Pitha Recipe or Suji manda pitha is a sweet and deep fried recipe.
(Semolina) Sooji Kakara Pitha instructions
- Boil 2cups of water with bay leaf and jaggery and a pinch of salt to prepare the dough..
- When gud(Jaggery) melts put the grated ginger..
- Now add sooji (Semolina) slowly and keeping the flame low..
- Stir continuously to avoid any lumps..
- Semolina absorbs water and swells up. Now the dough is ready..
- For the Stuffing Heat ghee and when it melts put jaggery.
- Stir till melts. Now add grated coconut and crushed nuts..
- Keep on cooking till water of coconut evaporates and Coconut looks light brown..
- Bring down from flame and add cardamom powder and karpoor powder. Stuffing is ready..
- Kakara Making Allow both the dough and stuffing to cool..
- Knead the sooji dough on a flat surface till it softens..
- Make balls. Flatten each ball on palm..
- Put stuffing at the centre..
- Touch the edges of pitha (Kakara) with wet finger.(see the photo)..
- Press lightly and give different shape..
- Deep fry both the sides till golden brown, on medium flame..
- Sooji KAKRA is ready to savour. Enjoy delicious Pitha. Thanks.
Which is commonly made in Odisha during almost every occasion and festives. Here I have prepared it using semolina for outer. This Sooji Halwa is made with semolina, sugar, ghee and water (and/or milk). Addition of cardamom powder, nuts and saffron is optional, but recommended Note: Semolina is completely different than cornmeal, which is made from corn. Making Sooji Halwa is very easy, but.
