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Jharkhand · Breakfast

Namkeen Pitha

Traditional 7. Namkeen Pitha recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• 250g rice flour, 120g chana dal (cooked), 60ml water, 5g cumin seeds, 2.5g salt, 5g carom seeds, 2.5g asafoetida, 10ml mustard oil

👩‍🍳 How to make Namkeen Pitha

1. Mix rice flour with cooked dal and water until smooth dough.
2. Heat mustard oil, add cumin and asafoetida, cook 30 sec until fragrant.
3. Add to dough with salt and carom seeds.
4. Mix well.
5. Divide into 10 portions, roll into balls, flatten slightly.
6. Steam in greased tray with water for 10 min.
7. Visual cue: pithas should be fluffy, light cream-colored, with visible cumin seeds.

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