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Pakistani Chicken Karahi
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Bangladeshi Pithas
Soft steamed rice flour dumplings stuffed with jaggery and coconut — a beloved Bengali winter sweet.
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30 minPrep🔥
20 minCook🍽️
4Serves📊
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Ingredients
- 2 cups rice flour
- Pinch of salt
- Hot water to make a soft dough
- For filling: 1 cup grated coconut, 100g jaggery (or brown sugar), 1/4 tsp cardamom
Instructions
- Cook the coconut, jaggery and cardamom in a pan over low heat until sticky and thick; cool.
- Mix the rice flour with salt and pour in hot water gradually until a soft dough forms.
- Take small balls of dough, flatten, fill with the coconut mix, and seal into half-moons or pouches.
- Steam for 15-18 minutes until firm.
- Serve warm.
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Tara’s tips
- The dough must be made with hot water — that's what makes it pliable.
- Don't overfill or they burst while steaming.
Serving suggestions
- Lovely with a cup of tea on a winter evening.
Storage & reheating
Best fresh; reheat by re-steaming.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.
Frequently asked questions
Fried version?
Yes — shallow-fry instead of steaming for a crispier texture.
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