Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe

Name: Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 2 cup Semolina (2 cups Sooji (Semolina/ Rava)); 4 cup Water (4 cups Water); 3 tbsp Clarified Butter (2 tablespoons Ghee + 1 tablespoon Ghee); 1 cup Granulated Sugar (1 cup Sugar); 1 pinch Table Salt (1 pinch Salt); 2 pieces Cardamom (2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds); 0 pieces Vegetable Oil (Oil or ghee for deep frying (vegetable oil used)); 2 cup Coconut (2 cups Fresh coconut grated); ¼ cup Jaggery (1/4 cup Jaggery); ½ tsp Ground Cardamom (1/2 teaspoon Cardamom Powder (Elaichi)); 1 tsp Black Pepper (1 teaspoon Black pepper powder); 2 tbsp Cashew (2 tablespoons Cashew nuts chopped); 1 pinch Golden Raisins (Sultana Raisins few)

Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe - Sweet Recipes (Indian Mithai / Indian Dessert) (Indian)

55 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To prepare Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe, first prep up with all the ingredients mentioned.
2For preparing the dough we need to take water, salt, sugar and cardamom in a heavy bottomed pan and boil till the sugar dissolves.
3Add 1 tablespoon ghee, lower the flame and slowly add the Suji or Rawa stirring constantly so that lumps are not formed.
4Keep stirring till the mixture becomes a thick and lumpy mass and is sticky.
5This will take around 2 minutes and let me remind you that this stirring could be strenuous.
6Take it off from the flame and keep it aside till the mix is warm and easy to work on.
7Meanwhile, to prepare to fill, add 1 tablespoon ghee to a heated pan and fry the freshly grated coconut on low flame till light brown.
8Add jaggery, cardamom and black pepper powder and fry till the jaggery melts and coats the grated coconut.
9Finally, add the cashews and raisins and fry for a minute and switch off the flame and keep this coconut filling aside.
10Take a spoon of ghee, add it to the prepared warm semolina dough and knead it to form a dough.
11Make even balls from the dough, flatten it on your palm, make a depression and stuff some coconut filling in it.
12Then close it from all sides making a ball, flatten it a little bit with the palm of your hand.
13Form Suji Manda Pitha with the rest of the dough and stuffing and deep fry them in batches in hot ghee or oil till golden brown.
14Serve Suji Manda Pitha/Sweetened Coconut Stuffed Semolina Dumplings Recipe during tea time or as dessert to end a festive meal.