Name: Choshi Peethe - A Bengali Delicacy recipe by Uma Sarkar at BetterButter
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Rice flour - 1 cup; Maida - 1/3 cup; Milk - 1 litre; Elaichi powder - 1/2 teaspoon; Bay leaves - 2; Date jaggery( nolen gud) - 1/2 cup; Ghee - 1/2 tablespoon; Water as per requirement; Pinch of salt

ABOUT Choshi Peethe - A Bengali Delicacy RECIPE

It is made with milk and rice flour. You can take it as home made vermicelli. Its very rich in taste. The milk is delicious. This has date( nolen gud ) jaggery's special flavour which makes it even more delicious.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Rice flour - 1 cup
Maida - 1/3 cup
Milk - 1 litre
Elaichi powder - 1/2 teaspoon
Bay leaves - 2
Date jaggery( nolen gud) - 1/2 cup
Ghee - 1/2 tablespoon
Water as per requirement
Pinch of salt

Instructions

Strain the rice flour and maida thoroughly and mix them together.
Boil a cup of water.
Add a pinch of salt to the rice flour and maida mixture and make a tight dough with the boiled water.
Take 1/3 tablespoon ghee and smear it all over the dough and leave it aside for 5 minutes.
Make small marble sized balls from the dough.
Take some ghee in your hands and give the balls a linear shape by rolling it between your palms, these are called choshi. (You can refer to the pictures)
Take these choshis and steam them in a steamer for about 5 minutes.
Take the milk and boil it till it is reduced to 1/2 litre.
Put the steamed choshi into the milk. Add elaichi powder and roasted bay leaves as well. Cook it for another 5 minutes. The milk will become thick here.
Put off the gas and add powdered date jaggery. And mix well.
Garnish with chopped pistachios.

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