FINGER MILLET (RAGI)

MANDA PITHA

• Serves-
  - 20 Nos
• - 40 Min
• - 8 Ingredients

• Prep. time
  - 10 Min
• Cooking time
  - 30 Min
• Total time
  - 40 Min

Ingredients :

• Rice powder/ Suji
  - 200 gm
• Finger millet powder
  - 300 gm
• Finely grated coconut
  - 4 Cup
• Jaggery
  - 200 gm
• Green cardamom powder
  - 1 tsp
• Black pepper powder
  - 1 /2 tsp
• Ghee
  - 1 tbs
• Salt
  - 0 as per taste

Utensils

• Pan
  - 1
• Bowl
  - 1
• Dish
  - 1
• Steamer
  - 1

Preparation Method :

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• Preparation of this recipe involves two steps
• Step 1 : Preparation of fillings
• Take a pan and add grated coconut and jaggery to it.
• Heat a pan on a low flame for 5 minutes. Keep stirring to ensure coconut and jaggery is not burnt.
• Add green cardamom powder, black pepper powder to the pan and mix well.
• Heat the mix for another 2 to 3 minutes on low flame and keep it aside to cool
• .Step 2 : Preparation of Pitha
• Take a bowl and mix finger millet powder and rice powder/ suji.
• Take a separate dish and add 4 cup of water. Heat the dish till water boils.
• Add ghee, salt, mixture (finger millet & rice/ suji) to boiled water.
• Heat the mixture on low flame for 3 minutes.
• Spread some ghee on the base of a steel bowl.
• Shift the mixture to it and add half cup of water and one spoon of refine oil.
• Knead it with hand till it becomes smooth dough.
• Now take a little dough, roll it into a ball, flatten it well.
• Form balls by rolling them with the help of your palms.
• Flatten each ball and place the filling in it.
• Flatten each ball and place the filling in it.
• Flatten each ball and place the filling in it.
• Put them on a plate and serve hot.