Easiest Way to Make (Semolina) Sooji  Kakara Pitha

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Suji Kakara Pitha or Suji manda pitha is a sweet and deep fried recipe. Which is commonly made in Odisha during almost every occasion and festives. "KAKARA PITHA " is a sweet deep fried cake commonly made in ODISHA in may festivals and occasions. Deep-fried semolina balls with a sweet coconut stuffing, the Kakara Pitha has a fascinating mix of textures with an exciting crispness leading to succulent While the outer covering is usually made with semolina, you can make it with whole wheat flour also.

(Semolina) Sooji  Kakara Pitha is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. (Semolina) Sooji  Kakara Pitha is something which I have loved my whole life.

Recipe of (Semolina) Sooji  Kakara Pitha

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have (semolina) sooji  kakara pitha using 23 ingredients and 17 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients

The ingredients needed to make (Semolina) Sooji  Kakara Pitha:

1. Take For the Dough)
2. Make ready 1 cup lightly fried sooji
3. Take 2 cups water
4. Take 150 gm jaggery or gud (you can take more or less according to your liking for sweet)
5. Take 1 bay leaf
6. Take 1 tsp grated ginger
7. Make ready 1 pinch salt
8. Get For Stuffing
9. Make ready 1/2 Coconut grated
10. Get 2 tsp Clarified butter (desi ghee)
11. Get 50 gm jaggery
12. Take 1 tbsp crushed Kashewnuts, Almonds, Dates (khajur)
13. Prepare 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
14. Prepare 1 pinch Karpoor(Camphor,used for Puja)
15. Get Ghee + oil for deep frying
16. Take For Stuffing
17. Get 1/2 Coconut grated
18. Take 2 tsp Clarified butter (desi ghee)
19. Get 50 gm jaggery
20. Take 1 tbsp crushed Kashewnuts, Almonds, Dates (khajur)
21. Take 1/2 tsp green cardamom powder
22. Prepare 1 pinch Karpoor(Camphor,used for Puja)
23. Prepare Ghee + oil for deep frying

Dictionaries give semolina as the answer to the question 'what is sooji'. Sooji is used in northern parts of India and Pakistan to make sooji halwa. Suji Kakara Pitha is a traditional sweet from Odisha that can be best described as deep-fried semolina balls stuffed with coconut. This week, I got the chance to try another traditional Odisha sweet called Suji Kakara Pitha, thanks to the Recipe Swap challenge that I am a part of.

Instructions

Instructions to make (Semolina) Sooji  Kakara Pitha:

1. Boil 2cups of water with bay leaf and jaggery and a pinch of salt to prepare the dough.
2. When gud(Jaggery) melts put the grated ginger.
3. Now add sooji (Semolina) slowly and keeping the flame low.
4. Stir continuously to avoid any lumps.
5. Semolina absorbs water and swells up. Now the dough is ready.
6. For the Stuffing - - Heat ghee and when it melts put jaggery
7. Stir till melts. Now add grated coconut and crushed nuts.
8. Keep on cooking till water of coconut evaporates and Coconut looks light brown.
9. Bring down from flame and add cardamom powder and karpoor powder. Stuffing is ready.
10. Kakara Making - - Allow both the dough and stuffing to cool.
11. Knead the sooji dough on a flat surface till it softens.
12. Make balls. Flatten each ball on palm.
13. Put stuffing at the centre.
14. Touch the edges of pitha (Kakara) with wet finger.(see the photo).
15. Press lightly and give different shape.
16. Deep fry both the sides till golden brown, on medium flame.
17. Sooji KAKRA is ready to savour. Enjoy delicious Pitha. - Thanks

Learn how to prepare this Semolina Pudding (Sooji Ka Halwa) recipe like a pro. This version of the traditional Indian sweet, sooji halwa, is garnished with fresh strawberries instead of nuts. Suji Kakara Pitha Recipe or Suji manda pitha is a sweet and deep fried recipe. Which is commonly made in Odisha during almost every occasion and festives. Here I have prepared it using semolina for outer. methi leaves, ajwain and even combination of spices to have masala rava paratha. out of these, i have tried few, but my favourite is the plain sooji paratha and i prepare it frequently for my breakfast. moreover, the combination of semolina and wheat make it a filling meal, ideally for morning breakfast.

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