Hridoy Horon Pithe

hridoy horon pithe

Preparation Time : 1 & 1/2 hour
Cooking Time : 1 hour

Ingredients :

• All purpose flour / maida : 1 & 1/2 cup
• Ghee : 1/4 cup
• Salt : pinch
• Baking soda : 1/8th tsp
• Baking powder : 1/8 th tsp
• Milk : 1/2 cup
• Sugar : 1 cup
• Water : 1 & 1/2 cup
• Saffron : pinch
• Cardamom : 2 crushed
• Vegetable oil : 1 cup

Procedure :

1) In a bowl take flour ,pinch of salt ,baking soda and baking powder. Mix them
    well. Add ghee and mix it well with flour. Knead it for 10 minutes with your
    palms. Now add milk and knead them well.Make a soft dough.Keep it aside
    for atleast 30 minutes.
2) Now take a pan and boil water and sugar . Add crushed cardamom .Make thick
    syrup. Keep it aside.
3) Divide the dough 5-6 balls and roll each balls into very thin flat bread.
4) Fold the flat bread as paper fan and fold in half. Seal inside with wet finger and
    fold  the open edges opposite way to make a heart shape and seal with water and
    cut the excess part.

5) Heat oil in a frying pan and fry pithe on medium heat till its colour changes to
    golden brown.
6) Soak them in warm sugar syrup for at least 1 hour. Take them out from syrup .
    Garnish them with saffron.

    Enjoy Hridoy Horon Pithe.