Poush Parbon and pithe
A Bengali Poush feels incomplete without pithe at the harvest festival. Here is what each one is.
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Poush Sankranti
West Bengal's name for the festival is Poush Sankranti or Mokor Sonkranti. (Source: Wikipedia, Makar Sankranti)
Some pitha are strongly tied to harvest festivals; Poush parbon or Makar Sankranti, celebrated on 14 January, is an example. (Source: Wikipedia, Pitha)
Patishapta
A thin crepe stuffed with jaggery and coconut or kheer. (Source: Wikipedia, Pitha)
Puli
Puli is a dumpling-like pitha stuffed with a coconut mixture or kheer, and can be fried or steamed. (Source: Wikipedia, Pitha)
Pakon and bhapa pitha
Pakon pitha is a small piece of special dough with decorative patterns, fried and soaked in shira, a cardamom-flavoured sugar syrup. Bhapa pitha is a steamed rice cake. (Source: Wikipedia, Pitha)
Ingredients and accompaniments
Rice flour, milk, coconut and jaggery are common in pithe. Date tree molasses is among the sweet syrups served with them. (Source: Wikipedia, Pitha)
💡 Oil is hot when frying pithe; keep children away from the stove.
Questions
- Which pithe are made for Poush Parbon?
- Patishapta, puli, pakon and bhapa pitha among others.
- What is patishapta filled with?
- A thin crepe filled with jaggery and coconut or kheer.
- When is Poush Sankranti 2027?
- The date and Sankranti time are on our Poush Sankranti 2027 page.
- How is puli pitha made?
- Stuffed with coconut or kheer, then fried or steamed.