Cottage Cheese Pancakes (chhena Gaja Puli Pitha)

Cottage Cheese Pancakes, also known as Chhena Gaja Puli Pitha, are a traditional Oriya sweet dish that is perfect for breakfast or as a dessert. These pancakes are made with cottage cheese, sugar, and a hint of cardamom, and are then soaked in a delicious sugar syrup.

Cottage Cheese Pancakes (chhena Gaja Puli Pitha)

Ingredients

  • 2 cups cottage cheese (chhena)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
  • Oil for frying
  • Water

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the cottage cheese, all-purpose flour, and cardamom powder. Knead the mixture into a smooth dough.
  2. Divide the dough into small portions and shape them into flat round pancakes.
  3. Heat oil in a pan and fry the pancakes until they are golden brown on both sides.
  4. In a separate pan, prepare a sugar syrup by boiling water and sugar until it reaches a sticky consistency.
  5. Soak the fried pancakes in the sugar syrup for a few minutes.
  6. Remove the pancakes from the syrup and allow them to cool before serving.

Cooking & Preparation

Preparation time:
20 minutes
Cooking time:
20 minutes
Total time:
40 minutes
Cooking method
Stovetop

Nutritional facts per 1 serving

Calories
200 per serving
Carbohydrates
30g
Protein
10g
Fat
5g

Supplies

Mixing bowl Frying pan Saucepan

Tools

Mixing spoon Tongs

Serving suggestions

Serve the Cottage Cheese Pancakes as a sweet treat for breakfast or as a dessert after a traditional Oriya meal.

Tips & tricks

For a richer flavor, you can also add a sprinkle of chopped nuts on top of the pancakes before serving.

Cost

$5