Dudh Gokul Pithe, Bengali traditional pithe recipe, Pithe Recipe

Dudh Gokul Pithe Recipe*

Dudh Gokul Pithe is a sweet fried dumplings cooked in milk gravy. This is a traditional Bengali Pithe generally prepared during the festival of Makar Sankranti and Poush Sankranti.

Ingredients for Coconut filling

Grated Coconut - 1/2 cup

Date Palm Jaggery (Khejur Gur) or sugar - 1/2 cup

Khoya Kheer - 1/2 cup

Ingredients for preparing the batter

All Purpose Flour or Maida - 1/2 cup

Semolina or Suji - 2

Rice flour - 2 tablespoons

Ghee or clarified butter - 1 teaspoon

Water or Milk - 1/2 cup

Oil for frying

Ingredients for Milk Gravy Preparation

Full cream milk - 1 litre

Date Palm Jaggery or Sugar - 1/2 cup or as per your taste

Cardamom powder - 1/2 teaspoon

Salt - 1 pinch

HOW TO MAKE DUDH GOKUL PITHE RECIPE:

For making coconut filling

Grated coconut*

In a kadai or pan, add the grated coconut, date palm jaggery or any other jaggery and grated khoya. Cook on medium flame. Stir continuously. When the coconut mixture becomes sticky, switch off the flame.

Start making small balls from the coconut mixture and flatten them with your palms when the mixture becomes slightly cool. The mixture should not be cool.

Before making coconut balls, grease your palm with oil or ghee.

Dudh Gokul Pithe Recipe - Coconut Balls, Coconut Balls

Gokul Pithe filling*

For making the batter

In a bowl, add all purpose flour or maida, semolina or suji, rice flour, ghee or clarified butter. Mix well. Add milk or water. Mix well to make a thick but flowing smooth batter without any lump. Keep aside.

Gokul Pithe Recipe - one ingredient batter

Batter and sugar*

For frying Gokul Pithes

Heat oil in a kadai or frying pan.

Dip each coconut filling in the batter.

Coat the batter uniformly and deep fry them on medium flame. Do not over fry. Keep aside.

Final Steps of Dudh Gokul Pithe Recipe

(Milk Gravy Preparation)

Boil the milk to make this slightly thick.

Add the fried pithes or fried dumplings in the milk. Let them boil in the milk. After one side is cooked, turn them to cook the other side the in the milk gravy. If the milk starts thickening, add date palm jaggery or sugar. Add 1 pinch salt. Add cardamom powder. Mix stirring carefully so that the pithes do not break.

Remove from the flame. Let them cool.

Refrigerate the Dudh Gokul Pithes. Serve chill.

I hope that you will surprise your near and dear ones by preparing my Dudh Gokul Pithe.

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