Glutinous Rice and Coconut Somosa | Narkel Puli Pitha | Aysha's Food Diary

In this video I will be making Narkel & Gur Puli Pitha (fried coconut dumplings). Leave a like and a comment with any questions or suggestions you may have. INGREDIENTS • 2 shredded coconut • 1tsp ground cinnamon • 1/2 cup gur (approximately 2 heaped tablespoons) • 2 cups sticky rice • 1 cup rice flour • 3/4 cup crumbled jaggery • 2 cups boiled water • 700ml oil (for frying) METHOD • In a pan bring together the shredded coconut & cinnamon, along with the gur and cook through on a low heat for 5 minutes. • If the mixture starts sticking to the pan, add 2tbsp of water. • In another pan, roast the uncooked sticky rice on a medium heat until they have browned a little on the outside. • Once roasted and cooled, grind the sticky rice to a fine texture. • Add a cup of regular rice flour to the ground sticky rice along with the crumbled jaggery & the boiled water (this gives me the opportunity to use up any jaggery left in my bowl). • Mix until the rice has absorbed the water, once it is tough to mix with a spatula, use your hands to make the dough smoother. • Separate the dough into 8-10 balls. • Roll out the dough balls until they are about 1/2 a cm thick. • Shape the dough into a rough oblong dome shape, this doesn't have to be perfect as you can shape the pitha more later. • Fill the pitha with the cooked and cooled coconut & gur mixture, pack in as much as you can. • Once filled, close the edges of the pitha and press out any bumps to make them pretty. • Use your thumb and index finger to seal the edges. Use water to dampen if it is too sticky to work with. • Deep fry the pitha on a low heat for 10-12 minutes, turn them over so they brown equally on both sides. Remove from frying pan once they have darkened to the colour of the jaggery. • Plate up and serve hot. ✓ I N S T A G R A M   / ayshasfooddiary   Hi I'm Aysha, thank you for watching. Please be sure to subscribe and turn on post notifications to be notified for future videos. I hope you enjoyed watching.