Til Pitha

Name: Til Pitha
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 23 min
Total time: 53 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian (Assam)
Ingredients: 300g Bora Saul (sticky/glutinous rice), soaked 4 hours; 80g black sesame seeds (kala til); 80g Assamese gur (jaggery), grated; ¼ tsp salt; Water as needed

🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free📊 Medium

Traditional 3. Til Pitha recipe

⏱️30 minPrep

🔥23 minCook

🕒53 minTotal

🍽️4Serves

🧺 Ingredients

👩‍🍳 How to make Til Pitha

Prepare rice flour (15 mins, no heat): Drain soaked bora saul thoroughly. Grind in a wet grinder or blender with minimal water to a thick, slightly grainy batter. The texture should resemble coarse wet sand — not smooth.
Roast sesame filling (5 mins, medium heat): Dry-roast black sesame seeds in a pan, stirring constantly until they begin to pop and smell nutty. Remove from heat. Mix with grated jaggery to form a crumbly, dark filling.

📖 Cultural notes

Til Pitha is the quintessential Bhogali Bihu sweet — every Assamese household makes these on the eve of Magh Bihu, and the skill of rolling tight, thin pithas is considered a measure of culinary expertise. ---

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