What is Pitha?

Pitha or Pithe , as written in most Bengal dialects, is a wide category of cakes and breads popular throughout India and Bangladesh. Most Pitha are small dumplings or biscuits similar to refreshments traditionally made of rice flour and full of any number of vegetables, sweetened nuts or spices. Some varieties are reserved for cultural or religious festivals, although it is in a certain year in home and restaurants throughout Bangladesh and in the North Indian.

There is no single Pitha recipe, because the term is more like a category than a specific food, because many different varieties of cakes are included in the name. Rice flour is the most common base, but wheat flour or corn flour can also be used. Most of them are sweet, but not all of them. The ingredients are usually things that are seasonally available or personally pleasant for cooks, resulting in an adaptable number of Indian desserts.

Most desserts are presentFor paintings, even if they can also take over the shape of flat biscuits or shaped biscuits. The basic pitha dough is comparable in all presentations, usually made of a combination of rice flour and oil or cleaned butter, known as ghee . The dough is processed into a flat wheel, spicy or sweetened to taste, and then either filled or baked as it is.

fillings for these Indian breads can be spicy or sweet, although very rarely contain meat. A very simple pitha can be filled with a little more than coconut and cane sugar, known as jaggers . More complex versions include sweetened steamed vegetables, candied nuts, various cheeses or curry lens. The filling can be combined directly into the dough to form a flavored round confectionery, or filled and seal to form a more traditional dumpling.

Flat Pitha are usually presented either as biscuitY to be the culmination of prepared chutney or spreading, or as independent snacks of bread, often in complex shapes, it should be used alone. Pieces can be baked, fried or steamed and are commonly served throughout the day, all year round. Pitha with potatoes are common breakfast foods, especially in the northernmost states of India, and sweet varieties are commonly served with morning and afternoon tea.

Especially in Bangladesh, this bread is also an important part of many different festival celebrations. Many Bangladeshi communities have special kinds of pitha, which are produced only in certain seasons to match religious and cultural festivals. Specific ingredients, styles of preparation and mandates of the festival differ from place to place.