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Steamed pita recipe

Bhapa pitha is a traditional Bengali sweet pitha, usually prepared during winters.  It is very easy to make and the ingredients are also readily available.  Vapa pitha is very popular especially during Bengali Pahela Boishakh and winter festivals.  Let's take a look at the easy recipe for making Vapa Pitha.

Steamed pita 

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Ingredients:

 Rice flour – 2 cups

 Grated coconut – 1 cup

 Jaggery – 1/2 cup (as per taste)

 Sugar – 1/2 cup (as per taste)

 Water – 1/2 cup

 Ghee – 1 tablespoon

 Salt – 1 pinch

 Method of preparation:

 1.  Preparation of jaggery syrup:

 First take jaggery and sugar together in a pan and heat it with water and melt the jaggery.  You can add 1 pinch of salt in it, so that the sweetness of jaggery is a little less.  When the jaggery melts, keep it aside.

 2.  Mixing the flour:

 Take rice flour in a big bowl, mix grated coconut and ghee and knead it well.  Then mix all the ingredients together with jaggery syrup mixture to make a mixture.  Make sure that the mixture is not too hard, but soft.

 3.  Filling the mold for making pita:

 Now divide this mixture into small portions and place them in the pita mold.  If you don't have a mold, you can make round or pressed pita with a simple pot or by hand.

 4.  Steaming:

 Now fill a big pot with water and keep steaming for 10-15 minutes on high heat by placing a steamer or pita mold on top of the pot.  When the pita is steamed, you will see that its dark taste and aroma will come out.

 5.  Serving:

 Steamed Pitha is now ready to serve.  When the pita is cooled, you can garnish it with some grated coconut and serve it.

 Enjoy:

 Your hand is steamed cake!  Now enjoy this delicious sweet pitha hot with family.

 Suggestion:  

 While making steamed pithas, be careful not to make the pithas too soft.  Steamed pita has its original taste when it gets a little hard.

 You can also use sweet sweet paneer to make vapa pitha without coconut.

 This way you can easily make yummy and delicious steamed pita.