Bhapa Pitha

Work Procedure:Wash and soak rice in 6 cups of water 45-60 minutes.Test rice pressing in between teeth whether soft ,if not,soak for another 15 minutes.Drain water and spread rice in the colander,keep for 30 minutes,pound and grind rice to make flour.Sift the rice flour.Assemble one small round of 8cm diameter,3 cm deep,a piece of cotton cloth measuring 25 square cm,a small but deep saucepan with a lid and a strainer that that can be fitted on the saucepan.Boil some water in the saucepan placing the strainer on it.Add salt to the rice flour and sprinkle some water just to dampen the flour,sift the flour again.Spread 25g flour in the small cup.Place 1 table spoon molasses at the center.Sprinkle2 teaspoons coconut over it.Cover the molasses and coconut by spreading another 25grams of rice flour in the cup.Spread a wet cloth on the cup.Gather the 4 corners of the cloth with the cup inside.Hold the cloth with the cup tightly keeping the cup upside down.Place the cup with the cloth in the strainer fitted on the saucepan.Uncover the cup and remove it carefully from the pitha.Gather the corner of the cloth again and cover the pitha with it.Put lid on saucepan and steam for 30-60 seconds.Holding the cloth remove pitha from the stainer.