Description
Taler Patishapta is a quintessential seasonal Bengali dessert (stuffed crepe) prepared with the pulp of ripe sugar palm aka Tal
Ingredients
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To make reduced sugar palm pulp
- 1 ripe Sugar palm
To make the stuffing aka Taler Khirsha
- 2 cup reduced sugar palm pulp
- 1/2 cup scraped coconut
- 2 cup Jaggery
- 250ml full-cream milk
- 1/2 cup Semolina
To make the Crepe
- 1cup reduced sugar palm pulp
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1/3 cup semolina
- 1 cup milk (and extra)
- 1/2 cup jaggery
- 1/2 tsp. salt
To fry the Patishapta
- 2 Tbsp. Ghee
Instructions
Extracting pulp
- Remove the crown from the sugar palm and discard the fibrous skin.
- Now separate the sugar palm from the mid.
- It will easily be separated and you will get 2 or 3 seeds covered with pulpy fibrous fruit.
- Now sprinkle some water over a seed.
- Take either a basket or a grater or an edgy container or bowl and start grating the fruit.
- The fruit pulp will easily be separated from the seed while grating.
- You can sprinkle water once in a while doing it.
- Once done, strain the pulp to remove the fiber.
To make Filling For Patishapta
- To start, grab a kadhai and pour in 3 cups of either taler mari or taler rosh.
- Cook on low heat for five minutes to reduce the sugar palm extract and bitterness.
- Afterward, turn off the heat and set aside one cup of sugar palm reduction.
- Mix in 1/2 cup of milk to the reduction and cook on low flame for 2 minutes.
- Add 2 more cups of milk and continue cooking on low flame for another 5 minutes.
- Afterward, mix in 2 cups of Jaggery and cook on low flame for another 5 minutes.
- Take out one-third of the mixture to create Taal Patishapta and use the remaining to make taler kheer. The recipe for taler kheer will be provided later.
- Then, add 1/3 cup of Sooji to the 1/3 mixture kept for patishapta and cook on low flame for 2 minutes.
- Lastly, mix in 1/2 cup of scrapped coconut to complete the stuffing for Taler Patishapta.
Batter for Patishapta Shell
- In a bowl, mix 1 cup of all-purpose flour and 1/3 cup of rice flour to create the batter for the Patishapta shell.
- Begin by adding 1/2 cup of sugar palm reduction to a bowl, followed by 1/2 tsp. of salt (optional).
- To sweeten the batter, mix in 1/2 cup of jaggery before adding 1.5 cups of milk in three parts while mixing.
- Once the batter is semi-runny, add another 1/2 cup of sugar palm reduction and fold it lightly.
- Allow the batter to rest at room temperature for 15 minutes before proceeding to make Taaler Patishapta.
Making Taler Patishapta
- Instead of a brush, consider using the stem of an eggplant to grease the pan with ghee.
- If possible, use a non-stick pan for the best results when making crepes or pancakes.
- Begin by applying Ghee to a pan.
- Pour one ladle full of Patishapta batter, and spread it evenly to create a round crepe.
- Keep the flame low and lightly spread the ghee to ensure even cooking.
- Cover the pan with a metal plate or lid and cook for one minute.
- After opening the lid, the edges of the crepe should be crispy and the Patishapta should be cooked.
- Use a spatula to loosen it from the pan and add 2 tablespoons of Patishapta filling.
- Flip the crepe and roll it up to create a wrap.
- Place the Taler Patishapta on a plate and repeat the process with the remaining batter and filling.
Notes
- You can use sugar instead of jaggery.
- You can substitute ghee with oil.
- Rice flour is optional.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 30 min
- Category: Dessert
- Method: cooking
- Cuisine: Bengali
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 50g
- Calories: 186
- Sugar: 12.9g
- Sodium: 386mg
- Fat: 5.1g
- Saturated Fat: 3.1g
- Carbohydrates: 30.6g
- Fiber: 1.1g
- Protein: 4.2g
- Cholesterol: 10mg