"TRI COLOUR MANDA PITHA"
A new avtar to our traditional sukla manda
sukla manda is very popular in coastal and in western odisha too...
it is offered to Goddess Laxmi during particular pujas like sudasabrata and margasira gurubar
Today i thought what to make for our independence day celebration as i am little focused on our traditional recipes ......
so this idea came to my mind to give make over to these manda pitha
but it tastes awesome....
i was little nervous and curious too how it will be the taste
but after i finish this task tasted this so yum in taste....
as i am little more concerned about my family i tried my best to avoid any type of artificial ingredients like food color etc.....
so here i tried my best how to convert this pitha into saffron/yellow and green
then i thought why not to use cilantro paste and squash paste....
For saffron or yellow colour.... normally we dont get easily anything in vegetables like orange colour
so had to use red pumpkin for to bring the color of orange and have used cilantro paste for green and white as normally we use for this manda pitha that is rice powder...
ingredients are required====
2 bunches of cilantro
50 gms of red pumpkin/squash
i have used 400 gms of rice powder for this three ones
for stuffing normally we use grated coconut ,jaggery and green cardamon and cottage cheese
but here as my family loves more vegetables so i added aloo stuffing inside......
for stuffing====
i used 150 gms of boiled potato
1 chopped tomato
1 chopped onion
1/4th lemon
1 ttea spoon of ginger garlic paste
any curry powder of your choices
here i have used the local product curry powder ruchi
few curry leaves
1 tbl soon of oil
1 teaspoon of whole jeera
salt to taste
method for stuffing====
heat a wok with oil
add jeera
when it starts to splutter add chopped onion
keep sauting as the raw smell of onion disappears
add ginger garlic paste ,salt and chopped tomato
again keep sauting till the il gets separated...
then only add curry leaves and mashed boiled potato
and curry powder..
again keep sauting in low flame for few seconds
then the stuffing ready and switch off your gas
now its time to make the dough=====
though its not a difficult job but it needs little patience
first i made yellow dough
for this i took red pumpkin and made a fine paste
added 1 cup more water
salt to taste
little sugar and allowed it to get cooked the pumpkin for 2 mns then brought this gas flame to low
and slowly added the rice powder and kept stirring as no lumps will be formed and it will convert into a solid dough...
secondly i made green doughh====
take 2 bunches of cilantro
chop them finely
made a smooth batter of it
squeezed lemon
added salt into it and 1/2 glass of water,sugar and cook them in low medium flame
when it gets boiled slowly add rice powder in lw flame as no lumps will be formed
then keep it aside....
exactly the same way make white one
i boiled 2 cups of water and allowed to boil them with only salt
when it starts to leave bubbles add slowly rice powder and keep stirring as no lumps will be formed....
finally stuffing ready and dough also ready
now take little dough out of each color one by one
make small small balls....
put little stuffing inside and cover it from each side and make like balls
steam them and serve with any curry.....
A new avtar to our traditional sukla manda
sukla manda is very popular in coastal and in western odisha too...
it is offered to Goddess Laxmi during particular pujas like sudasabrata and margasira gurubar
Today i thought what to make for our independence day celebration as i am little focused on our traditional recipes ......
so this idea came to my mind to give make over to these manda pitha
but it tastes awesome....
i was little nervous and curious too how it will be the taste
but after i finish this task tasted this so yum in taste....
as i am little more concerned about my family i tried my best to avoid any type of artificial ingredients like food color etc.....
so here i tried my best how to convert this pitha into saffron/yellow and green
then i thought why not to use cilantro paste and squash paste....
For saffron or yellow colour.... normally we dont get easily anything in vegetables like orange colour
so had to use red pumpkin for to bring the color of orange and have used cilantro paste for green and white as normally we use for this manda pitha that is rice powder...
ingredients are required====
2 bunches of cilantro
50 gms of red pumpkin/squash
i have used 400 gms of rice powder for this three ones
for stuffing normally we use grated coconut ,jaggery and green cardamon and cottage cheese
but here as my family loves more vegetables so i added aloo stuffing inside......
for stuffing====
i used 150 gms of boiled potato
1 chopped tomato
1 chopped onion
1/4th lemon
1 ttea spoon of ginger garlic paste
any curry powder of your choices
here i have used the local product curry powder ruchi
few curry leaves
1 tbl soon of oil
1 teaspoon of whole jeera
salt to taste
method for stuffing====
heat a wok with oil
add jeera
when it starts to splutter add chopped onion
keep sauting as the raw smell of onion disappears
add ginger garlic paste ,salt and chopped tomato
again keep sauting till the il gets separated...
then only add curry leaves and mashed boiled potato
and curry powder..
again keep sauting in low flame for few seconds
then the stuffing ready and switch off your gas
now its time to make the dough=====
though its not a difficult job but it needs little patience
first i made yellow dough
for this i took red pumpkin and made a fine paste
added 1 cup more water
salt to taste
little sugar and allowed it to get cooked the pumpkin for 2 mns then brought this gas flame to low
and slowly added the rice powder and kept stirring as no lumps will be formed and it will convert into a solid dough...
secondly i made green doughh====
take 2 bunches of cilantro
chop them finely
made a smooth batter of it
squeezed lemon
added salt into it and 1/2 glass of water,sugar and cook them in low medium flame
when it gets boiled slowly add rice powder in lw flame as no lumps will be formed
then keep it aside....
exactly the same way make white one
i boiled 2 cups of water and allowed to boil them with only salt
when it starts to leave bubbles add slowly rice powder and keep stirring as no lumps will be formed....
finally stuffing ready and dough also ready
now take little dough out of each color one by one
make small small balls....
put little stuffing inside and cover it from each side and make like balls
steam them and serve with any curry.....
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