Manda Pitha

Ingredients:
2 cups of crushed rice (chaula chuna)
3 cups of milk (khira)
1 cup of finely grated coconut (nadia kora)
¾ cup sugar (chini)
5-6 small cardamom (aleicha)
1 teaspoon black pepper powder (gol maricha)
salt to taste (luna).





Method:
For Stuffing:
1. Mix finely grated coconut and sugar in a heated frying pan.
2. Add cardamom and black pepper powder and mix thoroughly.


For Pitha:
1. Heat milk. Add salt to the milk.
2. Prepare dough by adding crushed rice to the boiling milk.
3. Stir it continuosly and boil further until you get a thick dough.
4. Keep the dough in room temperature and knead it by adding one spoon oil to make it more soft.
5. Form 8 to 10 balls by rolling them with the help of your palms.
6. Flatten each ball and place the stuffing in it.
7. Now close the stuffing by carefully rolling it and giving it a round dumpling shape.
8. Similarly prepare all the balls or dumplings.