Koat Pithe

Koat Pithe

Koat Pithe

Veg Vegan

Deep-fried rice flour fritters — a simple batter of rice flour, jaggery or sugar, and grated coconut dropped into hot oil until crisp and golden with a soft, slightly chewy interior. Made at home for festivals and sold at Imphal market stalls as a tea-time sweet across Manipur and Assam.

Cuisines

Assamese

Best for

Snacks Breakfast

Recipe

Prep: 15 min Cook: 25 min Total: 40 min 2-3 servings

Ingredients

rice flour 1 cup Rice flour
jaggery 1 cup Jaggery
Banana 1 cup Banana , ripe, preferably Nendran variety
cardamom 1 teaspoon Cardamom , powder
oil — Oil , for deep frying
water 1/2 cup Water

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel and mash the ripe bananas in a bowl until smooth.
  2. 2 In a separate bowl, dissolve the jaggery in 1/2 cup of water over low heat to make a syrup. Allow it to cool slightly.
  3. 3 In a mixing bowl, combine the rice flour, mashed bananas, and cardamom powder.
  4. 4 Gradually add the jaggery syrup to the mixture, stirring continuously to form a thick batter.
  5. 5 Heat oil in a deep pan over medium heat.
  6. 6 Once the oil is hot, drop spoonfuls of the batter into the oil.
  7. 7 Fry the pithe until they are golden brown on all sides.
  8. 8 Remove the pithe from the oil and drain on paper towels.

Tips

Ensure the oil is hot enough before frying to prevent the pithe from absorbing too much oil.