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Jharkhand · Breakfast

Pitha with Aloo Filling

Traditional 6. Pitha with Aloo Filling recipe

🧺 Ingredients

• Pitha dough: 200g rice flour, 100g chana dal (cooked), 60ml water, 2.5g salt
• Filling: 250g potato (boiled, mashed), 30g onion (minced), 2 green chillies (minced), 5g ginger (minced), 2.5g turmeric, 2.5g red chilli powder, 2.5g cumin seeds, 10ml mustard oil, 2.5g salt, 10g coriander (chopped)

👩‍🍳 How to make Pitha with Aloo Filling

1. Mix rice flour with cooked dal, water, salt into smooth dough.
2. For filling: heat mustard oil, add cumin, onion, fry 2 min, add ginger, chillies, cook 1 min.
3. Add mashed potato, turmeric, chilli powder, salt, coriander.
4. Mix well, cool.
5. Divide dough into 12 portions, flatten each, add 2 tbsp filling, fold into half-moon, seal edges.
6. Steam in greased steel bowl with water at rolling boil for 12 min.
7. Visual cue: pithas should be soft, pale golden, no cracks on surface.

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