BADAM CHITAU

"BADAM CHITAU PITHA"
A very authentic pitha of our state of odisha
it is offered to Goddess laxmi during the manabasa gurubar
the festival which falls during the month of December
and this particular pitha is prepared in every households in odisha at the time of "chitalagi amabasya"
which falls  during "shravana month krushna pakshya amabasya tithi"
The main ingredients of this pitha are
rice,coconut salt
and coconut ,jaggery stuffing is optional
it is best eaten with hot milk and sugar
here i have brought a little twist to our regular chitau by adding peanuts
so i called it badam chitau

ingredients required for badam chitau====
1 cup rice
1/2 cup roasted peanuts
1/4th tea spoon eno sachet
how to make it =====
first soak rice and peanuts together for around 2 to 3 hrs
again make a smooth paste out of it...
add 1 and half cup of water in it...
add eno sachet
and mix it well...
and leave it for 10 to 15 mns
then heat a iron kadhai..
grease oil...
pour 1 ladle of batter
cover it with a steel or aluminium plate
put hand full of water around the plate
and bring your gas flame to simmer
leave it for 2 mns...
then uncover it and take out the pitha...
accordingly make one by one.....
then dip them in hot milk and serve with any bhaji....