Odisha
Kakara pitha
Semolina pockets stuffed with coconut and jaggery, shallow fried till crisp. Odisha's festival bake sale.
60 minTime
4 gProtein each
mildSpice
Make it your way
Grandma's wayRava shell, coconut jaggery filling, shallow fried.
The original301kcalsame
4 gproteinsame
3 gfibresame
60minutessame
Classic kakara pitha.
Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.
Ingredients
Method
4 steps- 1Cook coconut, jaggery, cardamom and pepper until thick and sticky. Cool.
- 2Boil water with salt and ghee, stir in rava and cook into a thick dough. Cover 5 minutes, then knead while warm.
- 3Flatten balls, fill and seal into round cakes or half moons.
- 4Shallow fry on medium heat, turning, until golden and crisp.
Serve it like this
Serve warm, three per plate, with one broken open to show the coconut, and a cup of tea.
