Recipe: Delicious Odisha special chitau pitha

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Odisha special chitau pitha. On this day the chita which was removed from the head of the deities on the day of Snana Purnima is again put and is celebrated throughout the State in every Odia household.. This Pitha makes its appearance in the Odia homes on the occasion of Chitalagi Amabasya, also known as Chitau Amabasya. Basic ingredients are rice and coconut.

I've tried to make chitou pitha but it's always breaking from middle.

Can you please let me know why my chitou is breaking and is there any specific rice to make chitou pitha or not.

Chitau pitha is made on a clay tawa specially made for this pitha.

You can cook Odisha special chitau pitha using 4 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Odisha special chitau pitha

  1. Prepare 1 cup of washed and soaked rice.

  2. Prepare 1/2 of coconut grated.

  3. Prepare as per taste of Salt and sugar.

  4. Prepare as required of Oil for greasing wok.

Its the sister version of Neer dosa but its thicker in middle and thin at the sides because of its unique tawa.

The best chitau pitha is the one which has the maximum holes and the technique is to use right variety of rice,best fermentation and once you pour the batter,need to.

It is intertwined with the cultural identity of Odisha, and has evolved over a long period of time to acquire a uniqueness of its own.

Odia foods are less spicy and less oily, making them one of the healthiest foods of India.

Odisha special chitau pitha instructions

  1. Grind the soaked rice and grated coconut together to a smooth paste and let it ferment for 5-7 hrs..

  2. Add salt,sugar and warm water to the batter and set aside for few minutes. The consistency should be a lill runny..

  3. Heat a kadai/wok on high flame,grease some oil. Now pour in a ladle of batter.Once you see small holes in the batter,reduce flame to low and immediately cover the kadai/wok with its lid..

  4. Add lil(2-3 spoon) water to the sides of lid and cook for 3 mins on low flame. The Pitha gets cooked in steam and is cooked one side only(no need to flip the other side)..

  5. Remove the lid,carefully take out the chittau Pitha. let it cool for sometime. Enjoy this super soft and fluffy Pitha with milk or Curry of your choice..

The Mahaprasad served to the deities in the famous Jagannath temple of Puri.

Chitou Amavasya is celebrated in Odisha in honor of Lord Jagannath.

The festival is celebrated on the new moon day of the lunar month of Shravana.

This cake is prepared and eaten with relish almost in every household.

The various pithas made in Orissa are like Peda,Chitau, Manda, Arisa, Kakara , Podapitha, Chakuli pitha and Enduri Pitha.