How much cooking time?

495 min — 480 min prep, 15 min cooking.

Chitoi Pitha

Name: Chitoi Pitha
Prep time: 480 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 495 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: West Bengal Indian
Ingredients: 2tbsp Coriander Leaves; salt; 100g Jaggery; 100g rice; 1cup Gram Flour; 100g Milk; 2tbsp Mustard Oil

Soft steamed rice cake made from fermented rice batter. Eaten with liquid nolen gur or thickened milk — a simple winter pithe.

Time 495 min · Serves 8 · 195 kcal · South 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Ingredients

Garnish

Coriander Leaves (optional) (garnish) — 2 tbsp (chopped)

Main

salt (optional) (whole)
Jaggery — 100 g (whole)
rice — 100 g (ground)
Gram Flour — 1 cup (ground)
Milk — 100 g (whole)

Tempering

Mustard Oil — 2 tbsp (whole)

Method

Prepare the filling/mixture for Chitoi Pitha. Chop or mash ingredients as needed.
Mix with spices, salt, and binding agent (besan/flour). Shape into desired form.
Heat oil in a deep kadhai on medium flame.
Fry in batches until golden brown and crispy. Drain on paper towels.
Serve hot with chutney.

Common questions

How many calories in one plate of Chitoi Pitha?: 195 kcal per plate.
How much cooking time?: 495 min — 480 min prep, 15 min cooking.

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