Ingredients: o 1 cup rice flour/ plain flour * o 1 cup moong dal * o 2 tablespoons flour(don't need it if you are making with flour)* o 2 tablesoon ghee /butter * o 1 egg * o 2 cup sugar * o 1 cardamom clove * o 1" cinnamon stick * o 1 teaspoon salt * o Oil for deep fry
Instruction: Roast moong dal on slow heat until lentil is crisp. But be careful we don't want to burn it. And soak dal in water 15 minutes. Then drain the water. * Boil dal in about 3 cups water ( if you need add more warm water ). When dal is cooking and soften up, add flour and salt. Mix well and make dry enough to playable dough. * Turn off the heat and keep it 5 minutes under closed lid. * In mean while make sugar syrup. Take sugar, cardamom, cinnamon in a sauce pan and 1 cup water, bring it into boiling point.
Turn off heat and keep syrup aside. We need lukewarm syrup. * Knead the dough well with egg and ghee. Make your desire shape. (Traditionally roll the dough .75 cm thick, cut it and decorate it with date thorn / toothpick ) check the video. * Heat oil for deep fry. Fry pitha on medium heat till it becomes golden brown in both side. * Take out pitha from oil and soak into syrup about 2 minutes. * Enjoy Moong Pakon pitha and make your life sweeter.
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