HOW TO MAKE STEAMED PITHE | SHEDDHO PITHE | SWEET STEAMED DUMPLINGS

STEAMED PITHE | SHEDDHO PITHE | SWEET STEAMED DUMPLINGS WITH COCONUT FILLING

Ingredients:

For Stuffing:

• Grated coconut - 2-½ cup
• Date palm jaggery - 1-¼ cup
• Water - ¼ cup
• Cardamom powder/elaichi powder - 1 tsp
• Water - ¼ cup

For Dough:

• Rice flour - 1 kg
• Olive oil/ refined oil - around 1 cup
• Salt to taste
• Hot water - as per requirement

How to make Steamed Pithe | Sheddho Pithe | Sweet Steamed Dumplings :-

First we will prepare the coconut filling, for this we need to do the following:

• In a warm pan, add ¼ cup of water.
• Add 1-¼ cup date palm jaggery. Let the jaggery to melt on a low flame.
• Once the jaggery melts, add 2-½ cup of grated coconut.
• Mix it well. Let it cook until the mixture becomes slightly thick on a low to medium flame. Stir occasionally.
• Add 1tsp cardamom powder/elaichi powder. Mix it well.
• Coconut filling is ready. Transfer the mixture to a plate and let it cool completely.

Now, let’s make the dough.

• Add 1 kg rice flour in a deep container. You can adjust the quantity as per your choice.
• Add salt to taste.
• Add olive oil or refined oil. Mix it well.
• Add hot water accordingly to knead a soft dough. Knead it very well.
• Grease your palms with oil. Take a small ball from the dough. With the help of your fingers, press the ball to make a small hole. Now, stuff the hole with coconut stuffing and then seal & give a desired shape.
• Repeat this process for the remaining dough.
• Grease the vessel with oil. Use the vessel which has pore, or use a steamer.
• Arrange the dumplings in a vessel. Use a vessel which has pores in it or a steamer.

Pour some water in a deep vessel or handi and let it boil. Place the dumplings’ vessel over that and cover. Keep it for about 20 minutes, by that time puli gets steamed properly.

• After 20 minutes, it is ready.
• Now give a cold bath to the dumplings. Strain the water.
• STEAMED PITHE is ready. Serve it with any vegetable curry or chicken or mutton dishes and liquid date palm jaggery.

Enjoy!

Happy Cooking!