Patishapta Recipe

A delicious Bengali sweet dish, patishapta is like a thin crepe or pancake made using flour, sooji (semolina), rice flour, and milk. The crepe is then filled with a sweet filling of roasted jiggery and coconut to make for a sinfully delicious festive food.

There are number of ways of making the patishapta. For example, the crepe can be sweet; the coconut in the filling can be replace with khoya, while the jiggery can be substituted with sugar. Follow this recipe to add a dash of Bong sweetness to your festive season!

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Coconut and jaggery-stuffed Bengali patishapta

Thin Indian crepe rolls with a sweet filling.

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Prep Time

5 minutes

Cook Time

30 minutes

Servings

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Ingredients

For The Patishapta

• 1 cup Refined Flour maida
• cup ½sooji
• cup ¼rice flour
• 1 cups ½ to 2milk
• oil for cooking

For the filling

• 3 cups grated coconut/khoya
• 2 tbsp sugar/date jaggery
• 3-4 green cardamoms

Prep Time 5 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients For The Patishapta 1 cup Refined Flour maida cup ½sooji cup ¼rice flour 1 cups ½ to 2milk oil for cooking For the filling 3 cups grated coconut/khoya 2 tbsp sugar/date jaggery 3-4 green cardamoms

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Instructions

For The Filling

1. In a wok mix grated coconut or khoya with sugar or jaggery and place it over low flame. If making with khoya, add little milk.
2. Add cardamom in it.
3. Keep stirring the mixture till it gets sticky. Keep aside to cool. The process will take 15-20 minutes.

For The Patishapta

1. Take the maida, sooji and rice flour in a bowl.
2. Add milk and mix carefully avoiding making any lumps.
3. Keep the mixture aside for half an hour.
4. Heat a little oil in a non stick pan.
5. Pour a thin layer of the mixture on it and spread it quickly with a laddle.
6. Place the filling lengthwise at the center of it and roll the patishapta. Wait till the colour is light brown.
7. Serve.

Recipe Notes

You can pour condensed milk or honey over the rolled patishaptas before serving.

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