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19th January 2018
THE METRONOME/ BLOG POST 25
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Let's start the new year with a recipe that's been high on the list of requests - Patishapta, or traditional Bengali Crepes, made with a delicious filling of grated coconut, khoya ( evaporated, solidified milk ) and this season's hot favourite - Notun Gur - date palm jaggery - available only for a few winter months in some parts of the subcontinent!
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There are, as always, many different ways of making these yummy crepes - with fillings made of just creamy khoya, with different flavours or nuts and dried fruits added, with coconut, with other forms of jaggery or with condensed milk! Even the batter composition varies - people use different ratios of the three flours, and some even make it with just white flour and semolina, skipping the rice flour altogether.
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SONG AND VIDEO CREDITS :
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Song written, composed, performed and produced by Sawan Dutta
Video created by C.B.Arun Kumar and Sawan Dutta
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SONG LYRICS :
Winter is here and I am in the mood
For a bite of something special
that's made with Notun Gur
Patishapta, patishapta, YES, a pati pati pati patishapta
Just the thing to welcome spring with
I want a pati pati pati patishapta
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( INGREDIENTS : FOR THE FILLING - Grated coconut 1 cup, pulverized date palm jaggery ( patali gur/ khejur gur ) 3/4 or 1 cup depending on how sweet you want it, khoya ( evaporated milk, also known as kheer or mawa ) 1/2 cup, 1/2 tsp of powdered cardamom FOR THE BATTER - 4 tbsp white flour ( maida ), 4 tbsp rice flour, 2 tbsp semolina ( sooji ), milk - enough to soak all the mixed and sieved flour in, forming a thin batter )
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Grate the coconut, lightly fry
Add the jaggery, and let it liquefy
Handful of khoya for a creamy treat
A pinch of cardamom, the filling is complete
For the patishapta, patishapta, hmmmm the pati pati pati patishapta
No winter treat is quite complete without the sweetness
Of a pati pati pati patishapta
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White flour, semolina and the rice flour
Soak in some milk for not less than half an hour
Add some more water or milk, make a batter
Not very thick, consistency does matter!
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Pour on a lightly oiled pan that is wide
Spread it out, gently fry on both sides
Place some filling in centre ( of crepe ) and fold ( away from yourself )
You can enjoy it hot or cold
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Patishapta, patishapta, let's have a pati pati pati patishapta
Just the thing to welcome spring with
Let's have a pati pati pati patishapta
