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Patishapta

Patishapta/Bengali sweet Crepes with Jaggery-Coconut filling

Patishapta is a traditional Pithe (seasonal homemade Bengali sweet) prepared especially during winter. Soft crepes filled with melt in mouth coconut-jaggery-mawa filling these are completely addictive.

Cuisine Indian
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 14 Pieces
Author Chandrima

Ingredients

For the filling

  • 1 medium-sized- Coconut (grated)
  • 200g- Date Palm Jaggery/Khejur Gur/Patali Gur (Adjust as per your desire for sweetness)
  • ½ cup- Water
  • 70g- Mawa/Khoya/Thickened milk solid (grated)

For the crepes

  • 250g- Rice flour/Atop chaler guro
  • 75g- Rawa/Suji
  • 60g- All-purpose flour/Maida
  • 125ml- Liquid Date Palm Jaggery/Liquid Khejur Gur
  • Water as required

Instructions

  1. For the Patishapta filling break solid jaggery coarsely into pieces. Now In a Deep frying pan (nonstick preferably) add the jaggery and water, keep stirring over low heat until the jaggery melts completely and a thick mixture forms. Add some more water if required, so that the jaggery doesn’t burn. 

  2. Add grated coconut into the thickened jaggery mixture, stir well and keep cooking over low heat for the next 5-6 minutes.

  3. Next to add mawa, mix and keep cooking until the mixture becomes a bit dry but still spreadable. Remove from the heat, keep aside.

  4. To make the Patishapta batter add everything mentioned For the Crepes in a bowl. Whisk well, keep adding water until a semi-thick batter forms. The batter should be neither thick nor very thin in consistency (read note). 

  5. Heat a nonstick tawa or frying pan and apply some vegetable oil with a pastry brush over the top surface of the pan, and pour two ladleful batter in a oblong shape. 

  6. Wait for 2 minutes and now add some coconut filling on top of the crepe vertically (watch the recipe video for reference), a bit apart from the center. Start folding patishapta from one side, while folding press gently on top of the folded patishapta with the spatula, remove and keep aside. Do all these over low heat. Serve warm or at room temperature (read note).

Recipe Notes

  • The Patishapta batter might start to become thick after making a few crepes, add a little bit of water to keep the consistency pourable that spreads on the frying pan without any effort.
  • Keep rest of the Patishapta refrigerated in an airtight container, and consume within 4-5 days.
  • You can reheat Patishapta in the microwave before serving, as they taste best while warm.