Makar Sankranti 2024: Make Dudh Puli Pithe At Home For The Festival 

By Saboni Saha

January 13, 2024

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Dudh Puli, a classic Bengali dessert, is a rich milk-based pudding featuring rice flour dumplings stuffed with sweet coconut. Known for its slow-cooked milk and distinctive dumplings, this dish combines the creaminess of milk with the sweetness of Date Palm Jaggery. 

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Ingredients

2 liters Full Cream Milk 200g Rice Flour 2 Tbsp. Semolina (for binding) 2 cups Grated Coconut 800g Patali Gur/ Date Palm Jaggery (broken into chunks) 

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Steps to Make the Puli

Cook grated coconut in a pan until dry.

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Add ⅓ of the Gur and cook until it's melted and the mix is thick.

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Keep stirring, then cool it down. 

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Make a soft dough with rice flour, semolina, and hot water. 

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Make 20 balls from the dough, flatten them, and put 1 Tbsp. of coconut mix in the middle. 

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Fold to make a half-moon shape.

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Making Dudh Puli

Boil milk and water until the milk is reduced.

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Dissolve the rest of the Gur in a cup of this milk, then mix it back into the boiling milk.

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Add the Pulis and cook until the milk is thick.

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Turn off the heat and let it sit for at least an hour. It's best served after 8 hours. 

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