Tal pitha

This is a sweet dish made from palm fruit. This fruit is one of the most popular fruits for Bengalis, and is used to make desserts.

Ingredients

• 1 ripe tal (palm fruit) 1 kg of liquid milk 2 cups of sugar 1/2 cup of grated coconut 2 cardamoms 2 cinnamon sticks

Method

Step 1

Peel the tal fruit open. There will be a few kernels. Mix the kernels with water and squeeze out the extract. Set aside the extract. Heat the milk in a pot until it thickens. Pour the tal extract and add the sugar. Stir steadily and add the grated coconut. Add the cardamoms and cinnamon sticks.

Step 2

Stir continuously and cook for 1 hour. By now the tal-milk mixture should thicken and the distinct and flavorful smell of tal should be released. Pour the thickened mixture on a serving dish or tray. Cool in a freezer.

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