Utanki (Odia Crispy Sweet Rice Pancakes)
Odisha festival sweet — a fermented rice flour, milk and sugar batter is swirled by hand into hot oil to form delicate strings that fry into crisp golden crepe-like discs, then rolled with a rolling pin while warm so they hold shape. A crunchy sweet snack enjoyed at festivals and tea time.
Ingredients
- sugar — 0.5 cup (whole)
- Sunflower Oil (optional) (whole)
- Milk — 0.5 cup (whole)
- Rice Flour (Fine Steamed - South Grade) — 4 cup (ground)
Method
- To prepare Utanki (Crispy Rice Crepes Recipe) get ready with all the ingredients required.
- In a big bowl, add rice flour, sugar, milk- one after the other.Mix well until the sugar melts and ensure that lumps are not formed.
- Keep this aside for 4 hours to ferment.After 4 hours, grind this mixed paste in a mixer grinder for 20-30 minutes to form a much smoother batter.
- Note that the batter should be medium and not too thick or thin in consistency.
- Once string like consistency is obtained of the batter, transfer it into a deep bowl.Heat oil in a pan over a medium flame.Once the oil is hot, dip your clean hand into the batter.
- Drop the batter with your hand in swift circular motions 3 or 4 times such that the batters form strings on the hot oil and a crepe like form is formed on hot oil.
- Roll them up with the help of a rolling pin immediately, such that they harden in that shape when cooled.Utanki (Crispy Rice Crepes Recipe) can be stored away in an airtight box upto a week and munch during tea time.
Common questions
- How many calories in one plate of Utanki (Odia Crispy Sweet Rice Pancakes)?
- 272 kcal per plate.
- How much cooking time?
- 40 min — 30 min prep, 10 min cooking.
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