Sudasha Brata
Sudasa Brata is a unique festival of Odisha among the married women who take a vow for the well being of their family. It is observed whenever there is a combination of (1) Shukla Paksha (waxing phase of moon), (2) Thursday and (3) Dasami.
Goddess Lakshmi is worshipped during the day by offering 10 Manda Pithas in puja . A sacred thread (consisting of ten layers of thread) is prepared in the prescribed manner and tied by women on their arms until the arrival next occasion of Sudasha Brata (when the thread is replaced again).
Foods
MANDA PITHA
Ingredients
- Broken Basmati rice ( 1 1/2 cups )
- milk ( 2 cups )
- water ( 2 cups )
- pepper powder ( 1/5 tsp )
- cardamon powder ( 1/4 tsp )
- salt ( 1/4 tsp or to taste).
For the pura
- Coconut ( finely grated, 1 no )
- small lumps of jaggery ( 6-7 tsp )
- raisins ( 1/2 cup )
- ghee ( 1 tsp )
Method
- Soak the rice for 10-15 mins. Wash and drain all the water ( Use a colander, do not dry under the fan or the sun ). Put in a grinder and grind into a fine powder.
- Grate the coconut or grind the pieces in a mixer-grinder. Cooking Bring the milk and water to boil.
- Add salt, cardamon and pepper powder. Add the rice flour in small batches and mix continuously so that no lumps are formed.
- Stir the mixture on a low flame for about 15 minutes till it takes on a softer consistency than the dough used for making rotis . Switch off the flame at this stage.
- Allow the dough to cool down a few degrees till it is tolerable. Rub ghee all over your hands and knead the dough for 5 mins to make it smoother.
- Heat a pan. Add ghee followed by the raisins and stir fry for 1 minute. Add grated coconut and jaggery at this stage. Fry for 5-6 minutes and remove from the stove.
- Rub some more oil over your hands. Break small balls out of the dough. Flatten out and put some of the coconut stuffing on it.
- Close and mould into balls. pread some banana leaves over the idli plates. Put the balls over it. Close the lid and steam 20 mins. Allow to stand with lid covered for 5 mins.
- Take out of the idli vessel.Now Manda Pitha is ready.
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