Patishapta is a significant Bengali sweet dish,which is made mainly during Makar Sankranti. Now Makar Sankranti is one of the major harvest festival in India,which is celebrated on 14 January every year. This festival is celebrated to mark the beginning of spring season in India. The movement of the Sun from one zodiac sign into another is called 'Sankranti' and as the Sun moves into Capricorn Zodiac it is called 'Makar' and so the festival is called Makar Sankranti. This festival is celebrated all over the country with great fanfare. Different part of the county celebrate this day with different rituals and has different names,like in Assam it is called Bhogali Bihu,in Punjab and Himachal Pradesh it is known as Maghi and Khichdi in Bihar.
In West Bengal Sankranti is known as Poush Sankranti,named after the Bengali month on which it falls. On this day farmers offer freshly harvested paddy and sweets made of date palm syrup (Pitha) to the God Dharma and a hotpot of rice is offered as Bhog.
Patishapta is one of the traditional Pitha which is made of Rice Flour, maida, milk, Coconut and sugar or date palm jaggery known as Gur. Here is my recipe of Patishapta.
| Recipe Of Gurer Patishapta |
Ingredients:
For the crepes-
- 1 Cup Sooji
- 1 Cup Rice Flour
- 1 Cup Maida
- 3 Cup Milk
- 1/2 Cup Nolen Gur/Liquid Jaggery
For The Stuffing :
- Grated Coconut 2 Cup
- Milk 1/2 Cup
- Jaggery 1/2 Cup or Sugar 1 1/2 Cup
- Khoya (optional)
Method :
- Heat the pan on medium flame. Add desiccated coconut and dry roast for 2-3 mints.
- Add sugar/jaggery into the pan.Mix well with the coconut flakes.
- Keep stirring because the mixture is going to be sticky.
- Some people add khoya at this stage,so if you prefer to mix khoya stir continuously unless and until the khoya get completely mixed on low flame.
- Switch off the flame once the khoya is mixed,transfer into a wide and flat plate and allow it to cool for some time.
Method For The Crepes :
- Sieve the sift the both flour in bowl and add semolina (sooji).
- Add the liquid jaggery/sugar and start mixing.
- Add milk little by little to make a thick paste.
- Once the batter is ready take a non-stick pan and add few drop of gee on it.
- Place a ladle full of batter on the pan and rotate the pan to cover the surface with the batter.
- Once the crepes changes the color,flip it and allow the opposite side to cook.
