Dudh Puli Pitha - Coconut Stuffed Dumpling in Spice Infused Milk
 
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Dudh Puli Pitha - A classic Bengali delicacy. Gluten free coconut dumplings in spice infused milk.
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Recipe type: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: Bangladeshi
Serves: 20-25
Ingredients
  • 2 cups desiccated coconut, unsweetened
  • 
3/4 cup condensed milk
  • 
1 cup milk
  • 
2-3 small cardamom
  • 
2-3 cinnamon stick, 1 inch each
  • 2 cups Rice flour
  • 1 cup water
1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 4 cups milk
  • 
1 cup sugar
  • 3-4 small cardamom
  • 3-4 cinnamon stick, 1 inch each
Instructions
  1. Steps to make coconut filling:
  2. Mix coconut, condensed milk and regular milk on a nonstick pan.  The mixture will be semi sticky but not runny.
  3. Add cardamom and cinnamon.
  4. Turn on stove and stir constantly until the mixture becomes slightly sticky.
  5. Steps to make dumplings:
  6. Boil water.  Add salt.
  7. Turn off stove and add rice flour to boiling water to form a firm but soft and not sticky dough.  The dough should bounce back if you press with a finger.  Adjust flour accordingly.
  8. Knead well for about 5 minutes.
  9. Take part of the dough and roll it out as thick as a tortilla.
  10. Cut out circles with a cookie cutter.
  11. Place a small amount of coconut filling on each circle.
  12. Brush the edges of with water and seal tightly to form a crescent (semi-circular) shape.
  13. Steps to cook dumplings:
  14. Boil 4 cups milk, cinnamon and cardamom together in a non stick pan.
  15. Add sugar and dissolve in the boiling milk.
  16. Add the dumplings and cook about 30-45 minute in medium-low heat or until dumplings are cooked.
Notes
Add more condensed milk if you like more sweetness.
Condensed milk can be substituted for regular whole milk and sugar, brown sugar or jaggery(gur).  The cooking time will significantly vary to make the mixture sticky.
Cooking time will vary depending on the thinness of the dumpling skin.  If the dough is thin, the dumplings should cook very quickly but should take longer if the skin is thick.
Recipe by WithASpin at https://withaspin.com/2013/04/30/dudh-puli/