Arisha pitha

Wishing everyone on this special occasion of Rathyatra🙏🙏.. Jai Jagannatha 🙏🙏
Rathyatra is dedicated to Prabhu Jagannatha,his sister MAA Subhadra & his elder brother Prabhu Balabhadra🙏🌼🌼🌼
It's a colorful festival of Odisha. And for us celebration and food goes hand in hand...
Today I prepare this traditional  pitha called" Arisha pitha" for offering Bhoga to my house Bhagabanji. Arisha,is Part of Sukhila Mahaprasad ,Basically a  crispy sweet dish made of rice flour kneaded in sugar/jaggery syrup & topped with sesame seeds.The crispy outside n delightfully soft inside makes it a unique combination. So Here is the recipe ☺️..

Ingredients:-

1. Rice flour- 1/2 kg
2. Jaggery/sugar -1/2 kg
3. Oil/ Ghee - 1kg
4. Cardamom powder 1/2 tsp
5. Sesame seeds -1/2 cup 

Method:-

1. Take a kadai ,add 1 cup of water and the sugar or jaggery and heat it.
2. Keep stirring it until you get a slightly sticky consistency.
3. When the jaggery melts, add cardamom powder and slowly add small quantities rice flour. Continue to cook so that no lumps are formed.
4. Turn off the gas and cool the mixture at room temp.put some oil/ghee on palm and roll some of dough n flat it with hand , spread some of the sesame seeds on it evenly.drop it into the oil and fry in hot oil. Cook both the sides well.