Khira Gaintha
Khira Gaintha is a traditional recipe from Odia cuisine. It is one of the Pitha varieties prepared in that state. It is usually made during festivities.
Ingredients
- For the thickened milk:
- 3/4 litre milk
- 200 ml condensed milk
- a few strands of saffron
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
- 8 almonds
- a few coconut pieces
- For the rice balls:
- 1 cup water
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp oil
- 1 cup rice flour
- 2 tsp ghee
Instructions
- To make the rabdi, boil milk for sometime. Let it reduce in quantity by at least thirty percent. Add saffron strands to it, put condensed milk and cook for a couple of minutes. Put it aside. Finally, add cardamom powder to it.
- To make the rice balls: Take a cup of water in a pan. Add a pinch of salt and oil to it. Once the water comes to a boil, simmer and slowly mix the rice flour to it. Mix it well. Switch of the stove. Slowly, knead the mixture with a little ghee.
- To make Khira gaintha : Make small balls of it, put them on a plate. Once the balls are formed, slowly put them in the thickened milk and bring to a boil. Put coconut pieces and almond slivers to it. Let cool. Refrigerate and serve chilled.
Notes
Evaporated milk may be used, then you need to add sugar to it. As I have used condensed milk, no additional sugar is used.