Sweet Pua Pitha is a sweet from West Bengal, an East Indian state. Let us take a detour from South India to East India this time.
West Bengal – An East Indian State
West Bengal, now in India is a separate part of actual Bengal after Indian Independence. It has a high cultural heritage. The state capital Kolkata is known as the ‘cultural capital of India’. As far as the state is known for its heritage, it is also known for its amazing food. Rice and Fish are the main traditional favorite foods for any Bengali. They also have many lip-smacking sweets. Most of their sweets are milk-based such as Rasgulla ( one of my favorite), Sondesh, Payesh, Chum chum, and many more. Durga Pooja is one of the main festivals for them.
Why I made Sweet Pua Pitha
As I have earlier mentioned about the FB group I’m part of Healthy Wellthy Cuisine , making a theme cooking fort night. This time, the theme is Bengali Sweets. That is why I thought of researching about it. I love this fact of being a food blogger which pushes our limits otherwise I will never even give it a try or know about it.
When the theme was decided, I was not sure what to make. I went to look for help from a good blogger friend Sathiskumar of Tastepot. He suggested me a few of the easy sweets and I decided to make this super easy Sweet Pua Pitha.
How to make sweet pua pitha
You need just 4 to 5 basic ingredients. And it’s so easy to make. You don’t need any special equipment. Just mix all the ingredients and deep fry it. It tastes best when it is warm. It is perfect to have on a cozy rainy day. Even I made this on a rainy day and it was awesome. Kids loved it.
The Sweet Pua Pitha is actually made with all-purpose flour. But I used Whole Wheat Flour in place of all-purpose flour. If you don’t mind using all-purpose flour, you can use that. Mix the flour, semolina, sugar, and warm water to make a batter. Pour a ladle of batter into the hot oil. Cook both sides till done. The size of the pitha can be adjusted as you like. I prefer small ones. So I added 3 pitha in oil at the same time. If you like bigger ones, drop one big ladle of batter at a time. It puffs up beautifully making a hollow inside.
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Whole wheat sweet pua pitha recipe
INGREDIENTS
Whole Wheat Flour – 1 cup
Rava/ Semolina / Sooji – 1/2 Cup
Sugar – 1/2 Cup
Warm Water – 1 to 1 1/2 Cup
Cardamom – 1/8 tsp crushed
Salt – a pinch
Oil – to deep fry
METHOD
- In a bowl, take all ingredients except oil.
- Mix it to make a batter. The batter should be like a dosa batter. (Thinner than the pancake batter)
- Check sugar by tasting a drop of batter. Adjust as per your liking.
- Heat oil in a deep pan.
- When the oil is hot, pour a ladle of batter into the oil.
- The pitha puffs up. Slowly turn the other side.
- Cook both sides on medium-high heat till it turns golden.
- Remove from oil to a paper towel.
- Serve.
NOTES
- Adjust sugar as per your requirements. This dish is basically mild and sweet.
- Don’t cook the pithas on high heat as the inner side will not be cooked and the outside will turn golden fast.
- If you want small pithas, drop half a ladle of batter.
- The number of pithas, varies according to the size you prefer. The given amount of ingredients is enough to make 20 small Sweet Pua Pithas.
Sweet Pua Pitha
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 1/2 Cup Semolina/Sooji
- 1/2 Cup Sugar
- 1 1/2 Cup Warm Water Approximately
- 1/8 Tsp Cardamom Crushed
- Salt a pinch
- Oil To deep fry
Instructions
- In a bowl , take all ingredients except oil.
- Mix it to make a batter. The batter should be like dosa batter. ( Thin than the pancake batter)
- Check sugar by tasting a drop of batter. Adjust as per your liking.
- Heat oil in a deep pan.
- When the oil is hot, pour a ladle of batter to the oil.
- The Pitha puffs up. Slowly turn the other side.
- Cook both sides in medium high heat till it turns golden.
- Remove from oil to a paper towel.Serve.
Notes
- Adjust sugar as per your requirements. This dish is basically mild sweet.
- Don’t cook the pithas n high heat as the inner side will not be cooked and outside will turn golden fast.
- If you want small pithas, drop half ladle of batter.
- The number of pithas, varies according to the size you prefer. The given amount of ingredients is enough to make 20 small Sweet Pua Pithas.
Nutrition
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HI! I’m too late! But just loved the way how it has been made. Thanks for mentioning. 🙂 My best wishes for you.
Haha..never late for a comment…Thank yo so much for suggesting this recipe..
Pua pitha looks delish. You made me nostalgic. My mom used to make it. People also made it in Bihar during holi. Loved you used whole wheat flour instead of refined flour. Lovely share.
That’s an lovely info…And I’m so glad it made you nostalgic…Thank you
Now these are crispy little balls of deliciousness! Yum!
Thanks for sharing your creation with us at Fiesta Friday this week!
Mollie
Thank you 😊
These look absolutely delicious. What a fabulous dessert! Thanks for sharing with #CookBlogShare!
Thank you 😊
These pithas remind me of the neiyyapams. I will really like to try these, some deep fried cravings.
So true ..it reminds neyappams…enjoy making some dear…Thank you 😊
Wow we make a similar version of this. This looks yum and delicious
Thank you Renu
I have never heard about this dish before. It sounds simple to make with few ingredients yet tastes delicious. I got to learn about new dish from your post.
Thank you dear…we all are learning…
What a simple and yet tempting sweet dish. New for me but that will definitely not prevent me from trying it out. I love how different states have different kinds of sweet dishes.
Absolutely… thank you 😊
The pitha sounds utterly delicious Lathi ! Would love to give it a try. Thanks for the share.
Do try Poonam…am sure you will love it… thank you 😊
Nice dish with a healthy twist! Awesome share!
Thank you 😊
Interesting Pitha, and love the use of wheat flour here.. Though its deep fried i dont mind munching some.. Craving for some deep fried sweets.. Well done.
Even I don’t mind enjoying deep fry things some days…😊thank you 😊
When my kids were very young they used to relish these sweet puas for breakfast.
Your post has tempted me to make it again soon.
Thank you 😊…hope you enjoy 😊
We Sindhis also make similar puas but don’t add semolina.They look so delicious and nicely puffed up.
Oh really..that’s interesting.. thank you 😊
Thanks for introducing me to a new dish, kind of looks like neyyappam am sure it tasted awesome!
Ya..but this being deep fried…I felt I could have added chopped coconut chunks and sesame seeds too…next time will do that… thank you nisha…do try this😊
As a bong myself can so much relate to your post, you have made me revisit my childhood memories when my grandma used to make these pua pitha for us and how we all used to gather around her to enjoy these yummy treats, your pithas are looking absolutely delicious.
I’m so glad to hear these comments from a native of this dish origined…so happy that you went nostalgic…thank you so much Soma😊