Bengalis love for the 'Pithe Puli' season
In Bengal, people love to have different types of cuisines based on their occasions, seasons, tastes and variety. The pithe puli season comes in the winter season during the time of Poush parbon or Poush sankranti. It is a festival celebrated in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Assam, Odisha etc. to mark the beginning of new harvest season for bountiful crops throughout the year. Source : Color and Spices Bengali households prepare various sweet delicacies like pithe, patishapta, payesh, dudh puli along with savouries like peas kachori, aloo dum, soru chakli, ranga alur pithe, etc. to enjoy a lovely family eating time. Pithe are of different types but their ingredients like nolen gur, khejur gur, rice flour, milk, coconut, etc. are somewhat common. Few types of pithes are : • Patishapta : Patishapta is the most delicious pithe which is made using rice flour and sooji staffed with khoya kheer or jaggery coconut mixture. ...