A PINCH OF HING

Kakra Pitha Kakara pitha is a delicious sweet dish , traditionally made out of wheat flour but later on for the change of taste and texture , substitute with "Semolina" which is quite easier than wheat flour. And both were different in taste Semolina is slightly crispy and wheat flour gives a smooth texture. It can be prepared with or without coconut stuffings. I really enjoyed without stuffing because with stuffings it is equal to modak pitha. Modak is round in shape Kakra is flattened shape. Ingredients : 2 bowls Wheat flour 1 bowl water 1½ bowl Jaggary 1 tsp Cardamom powder 2 pinch salt Desi ghee Presentation : Take a thick bottom vessel, boil water along with cardamom powder and two pinches of salt. When water starts on boiling point, reduce the heat and add the flour slowly and stir continuously till it become a thick dough. When it thick enough remove from flame and place with a tight cover with a perfect shaped lid. Through it...

Sugarfree Khajja Khaja is a traditional Odisha sweet crispy layered sweet dish. One of favourite Jagganath Prashad. This is generally made from Maida with many layers. But this recipe is diabetic friendly so, I skip maida and use wheat flour, and NO DEEP FRY ,and   NO SUGAR  Recipe........... In a bowl add wheat flour, ghee, Sugar free and salt mix well. Mix like Crumb's texture. Cover and leave it for a while. Then add warm milk slowly to make the a regular Chapati dough. Cover the bowl and leave it for 5 min. Sprinkle flour on a table , take a dough ball in your hand give a round shape then keep on table then roll out into large thin chapatti. The shape of this chapati should be double in size. Finish all dough by making Chapaties then assemble one by one Chapati layer by sprinkling and spreading flour evenly  all over the Chapaties. Fold and roll tightly as cylindrical then cut into cross knifes style . Take one piece in your palm give gently ...