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LAU PODAPITHA..Bottlegourd Podapitha..Traditional Odia Dish..I made this on the occasion of Raja festival…Raja Festival is a odia festival to celebrate womenhood.Podapitha is a must dish in this festival.
Preparation:
1.Soak 3 cups of dosa rice for 3-4hours.In a blending jar put the rice,1 1/2cups of grated coconut,blend it to a smooth paste just like dosa batter.Keep it aside
2.Take 500gm bottlegourd,peel it off and make it into small pieces.In a pressure cooker,put the bottlegourd,1/2cup of water.Cook it for 4whistles in medium flame.Then put it with the water in a blending jar and blend it into a smooth paste.
3.In a motor and pastel,take 1/2tsp black pepper,1/2tsp saunf,4-5 elaichis,2inch ginger.Then mash it and keep it aside.
4.In a kadhai,take 3tbsp ghee.When ghee heats,take cashews,almonds,peanuts (2tbsp each),4tbsp raisins,2-3tbsp chopped coconut.Roast all for few mins and keep it aside.
5.In the same kadhai,take 2cups of jaggery powder,add 4tbsp of water.When jaggery melts,add bottlegourd paste.Cook for few mins.Then add mashed elachis,black pepper etc,roasted dry fruits(keep few for garnishing),mix all.
6. Then slowly slowly add rice paste,keep stirring continuously.So that no lumps will form.Then keep stirring for 10-12mins till it will not stick on kadhai.Add 1-2tbsp ghee,mix it.
7. In a cooker,put banana leaves or parchment paper.Grease it with ghee,so that it will not stick in cooker.Then put the batter on it and spread it evenly.Rest dry fruits put on top of the batter.Close the lid,take out the whistle.
8.Take 1 thick tawa on gas,keep cooker on top of it.Then heat it on medium flame for 5mins,then cook it for 1hour on low flame.Then allow it to cool completely.
yummy lau Podapitha is ready 😋😋



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