Pidiya - A Rendezvous with Signature Dish of Chattisgarh

Talking about an age old recipe passed down from generation to generation with the old world beliefs, Pidiya is a delicious signature dish of Chattisgarh made from Rice flour and Yogurt together. The process of making Pidiya is very different and bit tedious but the final result is absolutely worth the effort, It was usually made in Wealthy families in earlier days. Here, I am sharing my Mom's recipe of making mouth watering Pidiya with all the goodness of Ma ka Pyaar and Loads of Instant energy.

Ingredients :

2 Cups Rice Flour
1/2 Cup Yogurt
1/2 powdered sugar
Ghee for frying
1 Tablespoon Cardamom Powder
Cashews for garnishing

For Syrup:
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Water

Recipe :

1. In a mixing bowl add Rice flour and Yogurt, prepare a tight dough. Keep aside

2. Heat a ghee in other Pan, Place the dough in the Sev maker and start making strings in Ghee. Fry till you get golden colored strings. Transfer into other plate and let it cool.

3. Grind these strings in Mixer to get a fine powder. Add Powdered Sugar and Cardamom Powder, Mix well and start shaping them into oval shaped Pidiyas, Keep aside.

4. In a saucepan add Sugar and Water and make syrup of thick consistency. Now dip the oval shaped pidiyas into sugar syrup one by one and place them into greased plate. Garnish with Cashew nuts and let it cool for 4-5 hours. Delicious Pidiya are ready to serve.