Bengali Flattened Rice Dessert – Chirer Pulipitha

Hi Friends,

Today I am posting a sweet recipe made with flattened rice. It is a traditional Bengali dessert recipe and very quick and easy to prepare. It is a mouth watering dish made with flatten rice (chira) and coconut jaggery stuffing. The balls made with chire and coconut stuffing is called – “Puli”.This type of Pulis are really soft and yummy.

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Cooking time – 30 minutes.   Serve – 4

Ingredients

1. Full cream Milk = 1 lit.
2. Flatten Rice or Chira = 100 gm.
3. Palm Date Jaggery = 1/2 cup
4. Shredded Coconut = 1 cup
5. Sugar = 1/2 cup
6. Cardamom Powder = 1/2 tsp
7. Cashew nuts/Raisin = a handfull

Method

1. Mix shredded coconut and jaggery in a pan and mix on a slow flame still the mixture becomes sticky.Remove from heat and transfer to another bowl.Keep aside.
2. Soak Chira and in water for 10 minutes.Keep them in strainer and press well to drain out the excess water. Then mash it well.
3. In a mixing bowl take the mashed chira and cornflour and knead the mixture and make a dough.Divide the dough into small balls.
4. Take a ball and flatten on palm.Fill little coconut mixture in it. Cover from all the sides.Make sure filling does not come out from the ball.
5. Repeat for the remaining balls and keep them aside.
6. In a heavy bottomed pan boil the milk.Reduce the flame and cook for 5-6 minutes.After 4-5 minutes add sugar.On a slow flame keep stirring till the sugar dissolves and milk thickens.
7. Add the Chira balls.Stir gently. Cook for 2 minutes.
8. Remove pan from heat.Add cardamom powder,Cashews and raisins.Mix slowly.Allow to cool in room temperature.

Chirer Puli pitha is ready to serve.Serve it as a dessert.

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