Poda Pitha In Oven

But now with passage of time we have shifted to baking this pitha in oven pressure cooker or even an iron kadhai.

Poda pitha in oven. In a pressure cooker baking chena poda will take about 25 to 35 minutes. Made of coconut lentil and rice flour this cake rise as a raja praba essential wasn t just for the interesting style of cooking it but also the nourishing aspect. Traditionally poda pitha is made in earthen wares on earthern chullah with burnt charcoals and cow dung cakes on top of the batter that was covered with banana leaves and left to cook or bake slowly the whole night. If it turns out well i ll add the method to do it in the oven.

Instead of pressure cooker oven may also be used. Increase the temperature of the oven for almost 30 minutes and then after that moderate the temperature after 30 minutes. Place the pressure cooker in simmer flame for about one hour. Since i had banana leaves i used banana leaves to bake.

Remove from the oven and allow it to cool. Considered to be one of the signature dishes of raja praba poda pitha is a pancake cake and one of the oldest sweetmeats of odisha perhaps dating back as 2 ad. Cook on high for 30 mins. Yes the haladi patra pitha steamed rice cakes in turmeric leaves is aromatic owing to the fact that it is steamed in fresh turmeric leaves but the poda pitha has more layers.

Poda in oriya means charred or burnt. To brown the crust and also for even heating well lit charcoal and. Now poda pitha is ready. The arisa pitha fried rice cakes needs skill but this one.

When the cooker comes to normal temperature take out the pitha carefully and cut it into desired shapes and serve. In odisha chena poda is baked in sal leaves which gives chhena poda a distinct flavor. According to a lot of women in my mother s generation most of whom did not own an electric oven the poda pitha was the risky est of them all. When the cooker comes to normal temperature take out the pitha carefully and cut it into desired shapes and serve.

The earthen pot used to covered with banana leaves. You can bake chenna poda in an oven and even in a pressure cooker. Now your hot poda pitha is ready. As the name suggests this pitha is baked and the crust is well browned.

Though you can even skip banana leaves and simply bake in a pan. Instead of pressure cooker oven may also be used. Reduce to medium for 30 mins. Place the pressure cooker in simmer flame for about one hour.

You may also see a video of the recipe at the following link. Pre heat oven for 10 mins and grease it with ghee. When the cooker comes to normal temperature take out the pitha carefully and cut it into desired shapes and serve. Do check with needle time to time and see if it turns golden brown the pitha is ready.

In the olden days poda pitha used to be made in charcoal and wood stoves where the dough used to be poured in an earthen baking dish and put inside the chuli stove. Baked cake poda pitha. Pour the paste into the tray and keep it in the oven. Now your hot poda pitha is ready.