Suji Kakara Pitha (Odisha Special)

Ingredients:

Suji (rawa ) -2 cups 
Water 4 cups
Sugar -1 ½  cup ( u can adjust sugar according to your taste)
cardamom- 5 pcs ( make powder)
Shredded fresh coconut- half a coconut
Freshly Grounded Black pepper- 1tsp
Refined Oil- for frying
Salt - a pinch


Method:

• In a bowl, mix properly the shredded coconut, half of Sugar, black pepper pwd.  and cardamom powder and mix well .Keep them aside.
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• Boil about  4 cups of water (double the amount of rawa))& add sugar, a pinch of salt to it. When  sugar dissolves, Add Rawa to it. Mix  them  fast to avoid any  lumps. Stir it Keep it on the flame for 2 min. Remove from flame and keep aside.
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• Let the dough cools down to room temperature. Then apply ltl oil in your palms. Kneed the dough till it becomes soft.
• Make small small balls from the dough & flatten them using your palms , 
• Make  a deep depression in between ( make it like a cup) using your fingers  & put  the coconut stuffing. 
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• Then Close it form all sides .Make the above balls into flat shape  with the help of  your palms.
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• Heat oil in a frying pan . When hot, drop these stuffed balls one by one & fry in a lower flame till they  turns golden brown from each side.
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•  Kakara pitha is ready and serve it hot or cool anyway u like it.