Green Peas & Potato Stuffed Pitha

Ingredients

• 4 potatoes
• 3 tbsp fresh green peas
• 2 green chillies
• 1 inch ginger
• Salt as per taste
• 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 2 tbsp fresh coriander
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1 tbsp mustard and cumin seeds
• 1/4 tbsp asafoetida
• 1 bowl rice flour
• 1 1/2 bowl water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp Ghee
• 1 tbsp oil
• 1/2 tsp mustard seed
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• Red chutney as required

Steps

1. Boil and mash the peas and potatoes. Chop and grate the chillies and ginger.
2. In a pan, add oil, mustard and cumin seeds and asafoetida and let them splutter. Add chilli, ginger and peas and roast for a minute. Mix in mashed potatoes, salt, chilli powder, turmeric powder, sugar, lemon juice and fresh coriander well.
3. For the outer layer, put water, salt and ghee in a pan. When the water boils, mix in rice flour. Switch off the gas and let it sizzle for 10 minutes. Then knead well into a smooth dough and divide into equal portions.
4. Flatten a portion of dough a little, fill with the potato mixture and close. Repeat with the remaining portions. Steam all the pitha for 6-7 minutes and let cool.
5. For the final tempering, cut the pitha in half. Put oil, mustard seed and turmeric powder in a pan, add the cut pitha to the oil and mix gently. The pitha are ready to serve with red chilli chutney.