Bhaja Pithe Recipe

Bhaja Pithe Recipe is a traditional sweet recipe in the region of West Bengal. This recipe is traditionally made for harvest festival. Made with nolen gur (palm jaggery), this recipe can also be substituted with normal cane jaggery. Coconut filling is stuffed in the dough made from dal, sweet potato and rice flour, and is deep fried to make Bhaja Pithe Recipe. Serve this as a dessert after meals. Course : Dessert Ingridients : For making dough  1 cup Yellow Moong Dal (Split) , boiled 2 Sweet Potatoes , boiled Rice flour , as required  1 teaspoon Whole Wheat Flour 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder (Jeera) , roast and ground 1 pinch Salt 1-1/2 teaspoons Sesame seeds (Til seeds) Oil , to deep fry For filling 1 cup Fresh coconut 1-1/2 cups Nolen Gur 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds , crushed To serve Jaggery , heated till molten or condensed milk Instructions To prepare Bhaja Pithe Recipe, get ready with all the ingredients. Take a kadai and dry roast coconut and jaggery, stir constantly till fragrant and done, to avoid burning. Keep aside.To make the dough, in a bowl, mash the boiled moong dal and boiled sweet potatoes.Add jaggery, salt, roasted cumin powder and sesame seeds and mix well.Add wheat flour and rice flour and make the dough soft.