Assamese Style Mohura Pitha Recipe - Sweet Rice Dumplings Recipe
A vegetarian Assamese recipe with rice flour, water - + 2 tablespoons extra, salt. Ready in 35 min, serves 6.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
Instructions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Sweet Rice Dumplings recipe, we will first prepare the stuffing
rice flour(2 cups) - 2
Add coconut, jaggery powder, peanut and cook it for 5 minutes
fresh coconut - grated(1 cup)jaggery - powdered(1/2 cup)cinnamon powder (dalchini)(1 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 3
Add cinnamon powder, black pepper powder to it and mix it properly
cinnamon powder (dalchini)(1 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 4
Cool the mixture well and keep it aside
- 5
Now we will make the dumplings
- 6
Boil 2 cups of water in a heavy bottomed pan
water - + 2 tablespoons extra(1 cup) - 7
Take 2 tablespoon water in a bowl, add 1 teaspoon rice powder to it and make a thick solution
rice flour(2 cups)water - + 2 tablespoons extra(1 cup)cinnamon powder (dalchini)(1 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 8
Add this solution to boiling water
water - + 2 tablespoons extra(1 cup) - 9
Let the water come to boiling point
water - + 2 tablespoons extra(1 cup) - 10
Then add salt, remaining rice flour at once and stir it continuously at medium flame for 3-4 minutes
rice flour(2 cups)salt(1/2 teaspoon) - 11
Switch off the flame and cover the pan with a lid
- 12
Let it sit for 10 minutes
- 13
Once cooled, start kneading the mixture to form a dough
- 14
It should be soft
- 15
Make small balls like chapati ball
- 16
Take a ball and press with your finger tip at centre and make a hole into it to pour the filling
- 17
Stuff the balls with prepared coconut mixture
fresh coconut - grated(1 cup) - 18
Close it properly with wet fingers and give shape as you like
- 19
Cook those balls in a steamer for 15 minute
- 20
Cool it and enjoy them as it is
- 21
Serve Sweet Rice Dumplings as a side dish along with Vegetarian Thukpa for a light weekday meal
rice flour(2 cups)
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Assamese Style Mohura Pitha Recipe - Sweet Rice Dumplings Recipe
A vegetarian Assamese recipe with rice flour, water - + 2 tablespoons extra, salt. Ready in 35 min, serves 6.
Curated byKavya Sharma🇮🇳
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Directions
21 steps- 1
To begin making the Sweet Rice Dumplings recipe, we will first prepare the stuffing
rice flour(2 cups) - 2
Add coconut, jaggery powder, peanut and cook it for 5 minutes
fresh coconut - grated(1 cup)jaggery - powdered(1/2 cup)cinnamon powder (dalchini)(1 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 3
Add cinnamon powder, black pepper powder to it and mix it properly
cinnamon powder (dalchini)(1 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 4
Cool the mixture well and keep it aside
- 5
Now we will make the dumplings
- 6
Boil 2 cups of water in a heavy bottomed pan
water - + 2 tablespoons extra(1 cup) - 7
Take 2 tablespoon water in a bowl, add 1 teaspoon rice powder to it and make a thick solution
rice flour(2 cups)water - + 2 tablespoons extra(1 cup)cinnamon powder (dalchini)(1 teaspoon)black pepper powder(1/2 teaspoon) - 8
Add this solution to boiling water
water - + 2 tablespoons extra(1 cup) - 9
Let the water come to boiling point
water - + 2 tablespoons extra(1 cup) - 10
Then add salt, remaining rice flour at once and stir it continuously at medium flame for 3-4 minutes
rice flour(2 cups)salt(1/2 teaspoon) - 11
Switch off the flame and cover the pan with a lid
- 12
Let it sit for 10 minutes
- 13
Once cooled, start kneading the mixture to form a dough
- 14
It should be soft
- 15
Make small balls like chapati ball
- 16
Take a ball and press with your finger tip at centre and make a hole into it to pour the filling
- 17
Stuff the balls with prepared coconut mixture
fresh coconut - grated(1 cup) - 18
Close it properly with wet fingers and give shape as you like
- 19
Cook those balls in a steamer for 15 minute
- 20
Cool it and enjoy them as it is
- 21
Serve Sweet Rice Dumplings as a side dish along with Vegetarian Thukpa for a light weekday meal
rice flour(2 cups)
Rate this recipe





