Kakara pitha
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A very sweet deep fried cake from Orissa
offered to God and served hot or cold on many festivals.
Chinni (Sugar) -250 gm
Nadia (Coconut) – ½ a Coconut(shredded)
Gujurati( Cardamom) – 4 pcs
Chhena
-100 gm
Edible camphor
-a pinch
Black pepper
- little and crushed
Luna (Salt) – As per taste
Refine Tela( Refined Oil)- for deep frying
Orissa
Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
offered to God and served hot or cold on many festivals.
Ingredients
Atta (Wheat Flour) – 300 gmChinni (Sugar) -250 gm
Nadia (Coconut) – ½ a Coconut(shredded)
Gujurati( Cardamom) – 4 pcs
Chhena
Chhena
Chhena or Oriya: ଛେନା ) or Chhana is fresh, unripened curd cheese widely used in India and Bangladesh. A crumbly and moist form of farmers cheese or paneer, it is used to make desserts such as rasgulla. It is created in a similar process to paneer except it is not pressed for as long...
-100 gm
Edible camphor
Camphor
Camphor is a waxy, white or transparent solid with a strong, aromatic odor. It is a terpenoid with the chemical formula C10H16O. It is found in wood of the camphor laurel , a large evergreen tree found in Asia and also of Dryobalanops aromatica, a giant of the Bornean forests...
-a pinch
Black pepper
Black pepper
Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The fruit, known as a peppercorn when dried, is approximately in diameter, dark red when fully mature, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed...
- little and crushed
Luna (Salt) – As per taste
Refine Tela( Refined Oil)- for deep frying