Lobongo Lotika Pitha

Lobongo Lotika Pitha

Ingredients:

• Grated coconut- 2 cup
• Sugar- 1/2 cup or your choice
• Butter/ghee/oil-1/2 Tbs + 2 Tbs
• Cardamom-2 piece
• Cinnamon-1 stick
• Clove-10-15 pieces
• Flour- 1 cup
• Salt-1/2 ts
• Warm water- approximately 1/2 cup or less
• Oil- for deep fry

Method:

1. Take 1/2 Tbs ghee/oil in a pan and heat it to a medium heat. Saute cardamom and cinnamon,then add the coconut, sugar and salt and mix it well and keep it in medium heat. Stir occasionally. Make the mix dry and separated, then take off from heat and set aside.
2. Now take flour in a bowl, add salt,2 Tbs ghee/oil and mix well. Slowly add warm water, knead well to make a nice dough. Then divide the dough to small balls.
3. Take a ball on rolling board and make a small size ruti. If necessary use flour during making ruti.
4. Cut ruti with a knief to make a square shape.
5. Now place small amount of coconut mix in the middle of the square ruti, gather all the side in middle to cover mix and close it by putting a clove in the middle.
6. Heat oil in a pan. Put one puli into oil, if it stands in the bottom for few seconds and then puff up you will understand oil is perfectly heated. Then add another few puli and fry them slowly until the both side get a nice brown color.
7. Then take them out on a paper towel to soak excess oil. Fry rest of the puli and serve.