Bhapot Diya Pitha

Name: Bhapot Diya Pitha
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 250g rice flour; 80g Assamese gur (jaggery), grated; 50g fresh coconut, grated; 30g black sesame seeds, lightly roasted; 150ml water; ¼ tsp salt; Banana leaves for wrapping

🌱 Vegan📊 Medium

Traditional 8. Bhapot Diya Pitha recipe

⏱️15 minPrep

🔥20 minCook

🕒35 minTotal

🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Bhapot Diya Pitha

Make dough (10 mins, no heat): Mix rice flour, salt, and water to a soft, pliable dough. Divide into portions.
Prepare filling (5 mins, no heat): Combine jaggery, coconut, and sesame seeds.
Wrap and steam (20 mins, high steam): Roll each dough portion into a thin round. Add filling to centre, fold and wrap tightly in a soft banana leaf, securing with a toothpick. Place in a steamer basket. Steam over vigorously boiling water for 20 minutes — the banana leaf will soften and impart a faint herbal fragrance. Unwrap to serve.

📖 Cultural notes

"Bhapot diya" means "steamed" in Assamese — these steamed banana-leaf pithas are the healthier Bihu preparation, representing the traditional preference for steaming over frying in everyday Assamese cooking. ---

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