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