Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, kakharu poda pitha (pumpkin cake). One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

So here is a Raja Special Poda Pitha for all of you. It is an Odia special dish. Hope you will love this And of course Happy Raja to you all! 😃.

KAKHARU PODA PITHA (pumpkin cake) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. KAKHARU PODA PITHA (pumpkin cake) is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook kakharu poda pitha (pumpkin cake) using 16 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make KAKHARU PODA PITHA (pumpkin cake):

1. Take 1/2 kg ripe Pumpkin
2. Make ready 1/2 Cup sugar
3. Make ready 1/2 Cup jaggery
4. Get 1/2 Cup grated coconut
5. Take 1 Cup Tuta Basmati Rice (soaked in water for 1 hr)
6. Make ready 1 Teaspoon baking powder
7. Get 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
8. Make ready 2-3 pieces chopped litchi
9. Take 6-7 pieces Almonds
10. Get 1/2 Bowl Sooji (semolina)
11. Make ready 1/2 Cup Water
12. Make ready 2 Tablespoons Deshi Ghee
13. Get 2 Teaspoons milk made
14. Prepare 1 Medium Size Banana leaf
15. Prepare as required for garnishing few pieces of coconut slices,
16. Make ready as required Almonds and litchi

It is an authentic Odia dish Specially made during Raja Festival ( we celebrate Women hood) or welcome Monsoon. One of the authentic dish of Odisha.. . To…» This cake is called PODA PITHA. lord Jagannath loves to eat PODA PITHA. When the top portion will look little dark brown switch off the ovan.

Instructions to make KAKHARU PODA PITHA (pumpkin cake):

1. First step is to wash pumpkin and then remove it's skin then cut it into medium pieces and then take a pressure cooker and cook it by adding little water to it and wait for 4 to 5 whistle. Turn off the gas.
2. Wait for 5 to 6 mins the gas will release by it's own from the pressure cooker. Now transfer that batter to a mixing bowl and cool it completely and add there Semolina and raw soaked rice(drain all water 💦) and grind it together all to get a fine and sooth paste.
3. Note: Don't add extra water 💦 to it.
4. Now add grated coconut, ghee, sugar, chopped litchi, milk made and mix it well. Cover the batter and rest it for 1 and 1/2 hr.
5. After 1and 1/2 hr bring that paste and add there baking powder and baking soda and stir it in one direction.
6. Now again switch on the gas flame a place a pressure cooker set there a banana leaf and apply some ghee on the leaf both top and bottom and pour the batter to it and cover the lid but remove it's load and cook it or bake it for 1 hr in a slow flame. After an hr check it with the help of a tooth pick. Cool it for 15 mins.
7. To remove the cake or Pitha 🥮 easily place a big sige mouth open vessel and pour 3 glasses of water and place that pressure cooker there for 4 to 5 mins and with the help of your ✋ hand remove take out the cake. It's ready now 😘😄❤️❤️ serve and enjoy….
8. Note: You can adjust the sweetness according to your taste

Cut it into small pieces and serve it with any chutney preferably with coconut chutney. Poda Pitha is a delicious Indian recipe served as a Snacks. Find the complete instructions on Bawarchi. A needle inserted should come out clean. When its colour is golden brown, the poda pitha is ready to eat.

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