Name: Podo Pitha/Baked Urad dal and suji - Odisha Special recipe by litushree Pradhan at BetterButter
Prep time: 300 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 345 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: Urad dal/Black gram dal-1 cup; Sooji/rawa/semolina-1/2 cup; Coconut chooped in thin slices1/2 cup; Ghee-2 tsp(greasing; Sugar-1/2 cup(adjust according to your personal preference; Crushed black pepper and cardamom powder-2 tsp(20 black pepper & 6 green cardamom; Cashew 1/4cup; Rasinis 1/4cup; Salt to taste

ABOUT Podo Pitha/Baked Urad dal and suji - Odisha Special RECIPE

Podo pitha is slow-cooked pitha. It is made by slowly baking fermented rice, black gram, grated coconut and jagery overnight. Its crust is slightly burnt, while the inside is soft and white. Poda pitha is generally made during Raja/ RajoParba.

Ingredients Serving: 6

Urad dal/Black gram dal-1 cup
Sooji/rawa/semolina-1/2 cup
Coconut chooped in thin slices1/2 cup
Ghee-2 tsp(greasing
Sugar-1/2 cup(adjust according to your personal preference
Crushed black pepper and cardamom powder-2 tsp(20 black pepper & 6 green cardamom
Cashew 1/4cup
Rasinis 1/4cup
Salt to taste

Instructions

Soak urad dal/black gram lentil for 5 hours and then grind to fine paste. Then take mixing bowl and transfer the batter into it.
Take mixing bowl and transfer the batter into it .And now add sugar, semolina, half of dry fruits and coconut Whisk it nicely and then add crushed black pepper and cardamom. Now add salt and mix it properly and keep it aside for 20 minutes .
After 20 minutes take pressure cooker and grease it nicely with ghee(please make sure your pressure cooker is cool and dry before greasing) .Now transfer the batter into the pressure cooker .Garnish the top with rest of dry fruits and coconut Close the lid of the pressure cooker without whistle
Place it on gas stove in low flame for almost 40 minutes Keep checking in between and when top is cooked and turned slightly golden in color. Check the pitha/cake by inserting a tooth pick or knife into it, if the knife came out clean, then the pitha is also cooked from inside .Now turn off the gas and wait till it cool down completely. Once completely cool the make pressure cooker upside down on plate to remove the pitha from it .

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