Til Pitha / Narikol Pitha

Til Pitha /Narikol Pitha ( Bihu special)

Another very authentic Assamese Bihu snack is Til Pitha / Narikol Pitha. It is prepared with rice powder and sesame seeds/ grated coconut with jaggery/ sugar.  Til  is an Assamese name for sesame seeds and Narikol is  for coconut.

We need

• Glutinous rice / bora soul- 2 cups ( 1 cup for Til  Pitha and other for Narikol Pitha )

  I found a very good glutinous rice in Asian store. The name is Thai glutinous Rice . Here is the picture.

• Black sesame seeds- 1/4 cup
• Jaggery  - 1/4 cup
• Grated coconut  -1/4 cup
• Sugar  -1/4 cup
• Cardamom powder - 1tsp ( optional )

Method:

• Soak the rice over night.
• Drain it well and keep it aside.
• Roast the sesame seeds and mix with jaggery  or  You can grind it in a mixture together with cardamom powder.
• For the Narikol Pitha roast the grated coconut with sugar. Add the cardamom powder if you are using it.
• Keep these aside.
• Now grind the rice carefully and sift with a sieve .
• Heat a griddle on medium heat .
• Take a table spoon full of rice powder and spread it with the back of the spoon or with your finger tips on hot griddle. It should be like Puri. 
• Spread the jaggery mixture for Til pitha or coconut mixture for narikol pitha on it.
• When it is roast fold from both sides or roll the pitha. 
• Enjoy the pithas with Assam Tea or keep it for 2/3 weeks .

Note: If you want to keep it for longer time you have to roast properly or one easy thing you can do is pre heat the oven at 350F and the switch off. Put the pitha on a baking tray inside it til the oven cool down. 



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