Bikrampurer Bibikhana Pitha
Bibikhana Pitha. From Bikrampur in Bangladesh. A divine pudding of rice, milk and jaggery. Smells of the earth, redolent of the new harvest. Bliss !!!
Ingredients
- 2 cups rice flour
- 2 cups coconut freshly grated
- 2 cups milk 1 lit milk reduced to 2 cups
- 1 cup nolen gur or liquid date palm jaggery
- 5 eggs whipped
- 3/4 Cups ghee
- 1/4 tsp green cardamom powder
- 1 tsp black pepper coarsely ground
- a pinch of salt
- little ghee for greasing
- 2 tbsp freshly grated coconut for garnish (optional)
- 1 tbsp nolen gur or liquid date palm jaggery for drizzle (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 160C.
- Dry roast the rice flour for 2-3 minutes. Allow the rice to release its aroma.
- Add the roasted rice flour to a bowl. Sprinkle in the salt and black pepper, mix well.
- Add the beaten eggs and milk to the rice flour, mix well with a hand whisk.
- Now add the grated coconut, jaggery, ghee and green cardamom powder. Whisk well till the coconut and jaggery got incorporated into the batter.
- Grease a shallow heatproof bowl with ghee. Gently pour the batter into a bowl, bake for 25-30 odd minutes or till a skewer inserted into the middle comes out clean. Allow to rest in the oven for a further 10-12 minutes. Cool to room temperature and de-mould.
- Garnish with freshly grated coconut and drizzle little bit of nolen gur. Serve.