The people of Bangladesh have been celebrating different cultures and festivals for ages. And among all these festivals, the main festival of village Bengal is the Pitha festival. Because most of the people in the village are engaged in agriculture. So when the farmers bring home the new crop, they celebrate the cake festival with much joy. And in this cake festival, people from all over the village rejoice with their families and relatives.
Pitha is a kind of food. It is made with a variety of materials. However, its main ingredients are flour, milk, sugar, etc. Different types of cakes are made with these ingredients. And all cakes have different names and flavors. However, each cake is very tasty to eat. So let’s take a look at the details of the Pitha.
Background
Pitha-puli has been playing an important role in the history and tradition of Bengali people for a long time. It is an expression of folk and aesthetic culture. Cakes are generally known as a winter delicacy. Especially delicious in Bengali society as a delicious food. In addition, the festival of pitha-puli arrangement plays a significant role in strengthening the bond between relatives and people-to-people relationship.
Different types of Pitha
Autumn means the festival of Nabanna. The first day of cooking rice from aus paddy is basically nabanna. Winter comes without cutting the autumn resh, so winter is called winter forecast. That is why the new rice of autumn is used for making cakes in winter. Winter means making beautiful cakes. Let’s talk about some popular cakes that we don’t know today-
Vapa Pitha
Vapa pitha is made by steaming water powder with rice powder, molasses and coconut juice. This cake is called bhapa pitha because it is made by steaming. In many areas this cake is also known as Dhupi. Steamed cakes are now available on the streets and even in restaurants. Among the different types of this cake are sweet bhapa and jhal bhapa.
Chitai pitha
Chitai pitha is made in a hot pan by mixing rice flour with water. This cake is also fun to eat with different mash or meat. Again, milk or date juice can be made by burning together with juice cake or milk chitai. Apart from this, Chitai pitha is now made with hilsa fish. Egg cake is very popular in old Dhaka.
Patisapata
Playing Patisapata will make you think that you can eat some Patisapata at once. Patisapta is made from a combination of semolina, flour, rice powder, sugar, milk, crushed coconut, milk, mawa, ghee, salt and oil. As it is soft to eat, everyone from young to old likes this cake.
Puli pitha
Puli pitha is very popular as it is very tasty to eat. The main ingredient of puli pitha is rice. Then you can make different types of puli pitha with the material of your choice. Different types of puli pitha are made in our country. Such as- Narkelpuli, Dudhpuli, Jhalpuli, Vapapuli and Kshirpuli.
Malpoya or oil Pitha
The Pitha is made with rice powder, sugar, molasses or date juice, salt and oil. It is called oil cake because it is made by deep frying. This is a very fun cake. In winter, the smoke of making this cake falls.
Bibikhana pitha
In winter, various types of cakes are made with date juice. Bibikhana pitha made of date juice is one of them. This cake is made with rice powder, thick date juice, eggs, a little salt, milk and ghee.
Kholaja pitha
Kholaja pitha is a popular cake of Noakhali. Kholajali or Kholaja pitha is made with rice powder. This cake goes well with meat. However, it is more fun to eat with duck meat. You can eat it with coconut and molasses if you want. This fun cake can be eaten soaked in juice in winter.
Conclusion
Pie is a special part of Bengali food list. The winter cake festival is celebrated in the homes of all Bengalis. The housewives make different types of cakes of different tastes. And this prepared cake is eaten by oneself as well as given to relatives and neighbors. This is how the cake festival is celebrated.
