Arisha pitha(ଆରିସା ପିଠା) ...

Arisha Pitha is a desert, prepared with rice flour kneaded with jaggery and fried in ghee/oil along with Seasoning of sesame seeds.

INGREDIENTS:

• Rice-1 cup.
• Sesame seeds-1/4 cup.
• Jaggery-1/2kg.
• Ghee/refined oil-200 gm.

PREPARATION:

Arisha pitha

• Soak the rice in water for about 1-2 hours.Wash it in water & then drain it & dry the rice for 10-15 min.Grind the rice to make it semi rough powder.
• Heat 1/2 cup of water in a pan,add jaggery & make it a syrup,then slowly add the rice powder & simultaneously stir it constantly to make it dough.
• Switch off the flame & let it cool,then take the dough in small portions & flatten it with your palms & give it small puri shape,but it should thick & small.
• Sprinkle little sesame seeds on the top of it & press it,so that it would stick on it.now fry these in oil till they become brown in color.take them out.
• "Arisha pitha" is ready to serve,enjoy it hot.

          * u can enjoy it also in room temperature & preserved it in a air tight jar & store it 15-20 days.