Recipe: Perfect Rice Coconut Pancake(Chitau Pitha)

Rice Coconut Pancake(Chitau Pitha).

You can have Rice Coconut Pancake(Chitau Pitha) using 5 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Rice Coconut Pancake(Chitau Pitha)

1. You need 1 cup of basmati rice.
2. Prepare 1 cup of Coconut.
3. Prepare as per taste of Salt.
4. You need 1 tbsp of Ghee.
5. It's 1 tbsp of Sugar (optional).

Rice Coconut Pancake(Chitau Pitha) step by step

1. Soak the rice in enough water for minimum 5hrs..
2. Grind together the soaked rice & grated coconut with a little water to make a smooth paste. let it ferment in a warm place(the consistency of the batter should be watery)..
3. Add salt & sugar- note we do not add salt in the previous stage because it would demote the fermentation process.Check for the consistency,if the batter is too thick then add required amount of water..
4. Heat the kadai/skillet. Brush little ghee..
5. After the kadai is heated scoop a ladle full of the mixture & pour in the centre..
6. Cover the kadai/frying pan with a lid. Cover the side of the lid with a wet cloth..
7. Cook it in a low medium flame. After few minutes remove it from flame, no need to flip the upper portion of the pitha/pancake..
8. Enjoy this odiya delicacy with any curry of your choice..