Burnt Pumpkin 🎃 Cake/Boitalu Podapitha

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Poda pitha is an authentic odia cuisine prepared specifically during the Raja Parba/festival in odisha.Poda means burnt and Pitha is a type of rice cake from eastern regions of India.

Boitalu Poda Pitha or pumkin podaPitha is a slow-cooked pitha made from pumpkin and rice paste, with chopped coconut and or grated coconut, some crushed ginger. The outer crust is slightly burnt, while the inside is soft and white.

Boitalu Podapitha

Today we will learn how to make Boitalu Or kakharu Podapitha in a pan or kadhai with this easy recipe with step wise pictures.

Preparation Time : 20min Soaking time-4-5hr Cooking Time : 40min Serves:4-5 Cusine:odia Course :Dessert Author:Resmarani

Podapitha

INGREDIENTS OF BOITALU PODAPITHA

  • Pumkin/boitalu-2cups(cut into cube)
  • Rice /Chaula-2 cups
  • Ghee-4tbs
  • Jaggary/Guda-1cup
  • Ginger/Ada-1inch, chopped
  • Coconut/Nadia-1cup, chopped
  • Salt /luna to taste
  • Topping-sliced coconut

Preparation

Steps of Boitalu Podapitha recipe:

  1. At first clean and soak the rice with sufficient Water for 4-5hr.
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Soaked rice

2.Boil the pumpkin in a pressure cooker until to get 2 whistle without adding water. Cool down and keep aside.

  • Put in cooker
  • Boiled pumkin

3.In the mixing jar, take soaked rice, boiled pumpkin and add half cup water, make smooth paste.

  • Soaked rice
  • Boiled pumpkin
  • Grind to smooth paste

4.Now combine smooth paste of rice and pumpkin , jaggary, chopped ginger, chopped coconut, salt and 2 tbs ghee in a bowl and mix properly.

  • Add jaggary
  • Add chopped coconut, ginger, salt and ghee
  • Mix

5.Take a heavy bottom pan or kadhai, put 2 tbs ghee and spread over the kadhai. Preheat it for 5 min over high flame.

6.Now put the batter in the kadhai, cook it 40-50 min over low flame or cook till golden brown from side and topping with sliced coconut.

  • Batter on the kadhai
  • Topping with coconut
  • Ready

7.Your delicious boitalu Podapitha is ready to serve. Cut into desire shape and enjoy.

Sliced Podapitha ready to serve

A Quick Summary:

INGREDIENTS

  • Pumkin/boitalu-2cups(cut into cube)
  • Rice /Chaula-2 cups
  • Ghee-4tbs
  • Jaggary/Guda-1cup
  • Ginger/Ada-1inch, chopped
  • Coconut/Nadia-1cup, chopped
  • Salt /luna to taste
  • Topping-sliced coconut

Directions:

  1. At first clean and soak the rice with sufficient Water for 4-5hr.
  2. Boil the pumpkin in a pressure cooker until to get 2 whistle without adding water. Cool down and keep aside.
  3. In the mixing jar, take soaked rice, boiled pumpkin and add half cup water, make smooth paste.
  4. Now combine smooth paste of rice and pumpkin , jaggary, chopped ginger, chopped coconut, salt and 2 tbs ghee in a bowl and mix properly.
  5. Take a heavy bottom pan or kadhai, put 2 tbs ghee and spread over the kadhai. Preheat it for 5 min over high flame.
  6. Now put the batter in the kadhai, cook it 40-50 min over low flame or cook till golden brown from side and topping with sliced coconut.
  7. Your delicious boitalu Podapitha is ready to serve. Cut into desire shape and enjoy.

Hope you all will love this authentic odiya recipe.. Please do share your comments .

Happy cooking !!!!!!!!!!!!