Preparation time
- Total: Approximately 40 minutes
- Preparation: 10 minutes
- Cooking: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups Rice - soaked in water
- 2 tablespoons Cooked rice - to help bind
- 1/2 cup Jaggery
- 1 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)
- 1 teaspoon Lemon zest
- 1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
- Sunflower Oil - for cooking
Instructions
- To begin making Assamese Style Ghila Pitha Recipe, soak the rice in water for 2 to 3 hours
- Once soaked, drain the water completely and pat dry
- Grind the rice into a flour like mixture, it will be a little coarse
- Melt the jaggery in 1/4 cup of water and keep aside
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground rice flour along with the cooked rice, jaggery water, baking powder, cardamom powder, lemon zest and baking powder
- Form a dough like consistency to make Ghila Pitha
- The dough should not be too hard not too soft, just enough to hold and put in a kuzhi paniyaram pan
- Heat a Kuzhi Paniyaram pan and add a few drops of oil into each one of the cavities
- Grease your palms with oil and form small oval balls
- Flatten the Ghila Pitha a little and place them in the kuzhi paniyaram pan
- Fry on both sides initially on medium flame until cooked through and also golden brown from all sides
- Once done, remove the Ghila Pitha from the pan and proceed the same way with the remaining batter
- Serve the Ghila Pitha as a tea time snack or as a dessert after a good lunch
Other informations
The table below shows servings values and other necessary informations.
- Servings
- Cuisine
- Course
- Diet
- 4
- Assamese
- Snack
- Vegetarian