Narikol Pitha Recipe - Sweetened Coconut Fritter

Try this Assamese style sweet where coconut is mixed with sugar and caramelized, mixed with flour and milk, and deep fried. You can serve it as a dessert at the end of a meal or as a evening tea time snack.

Usashi Mandal
Narikol Pitha Recipe - Sweetened Coconut Fritter
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Narikol Pitha Recipe are Assamese Sweetened Coconut Fried Pitha that is a North Eastern Delicacy. This recipe is prepared on festive occasions. Grated fresh coconut is mixed with sugar and caramelized, and then mixed with flour and milk, and deep fried to prepare this recipe.

These Narikol Pitha make a great after school snack for your kids. If you are craving something sweet and deep fried especially on a cold winter or monsoon evening then this is a recipe that you must try. 

Serve Narikol Pitha Recipe - Sweetened Coconut Fritter as a dessert or as an evening snack with a cup of Masala Chai Recipe

Here are a few more Indian sweets to try

  1. Assamese Style Dil Pasand Recipe
  2. Nolen Gurer Payesh Recipe
  3. Karnataka Style Haalbai Recipe
  4. Assamese Sweet Kordoi Recipe

Cuisine: Assamese
Course: Dessert
Diet: Vegetarian
Prep in

10 M

Cooks in

25 M

Total in

35 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Fresh coconut , grated
  • 1 cup All Purpose Flour (Maida)
  • 1/2 cup Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • Milk , as needed
  • Oil , to deep fry

How to make Narikol Pitha Recipe - Sweetened Coconut Fritter

  1. To begin making Narikol Pitha Recipe - Sweetened Coconut Fritter, in a frying pan, dry roast coconut and sugar until light brown in color. Once done turn off the heat and allow it to cool.

  2. In a bowl, add all purpose flour, browned coconut and sugar and slowly add milk to form a stiff dough.

  3. Heat oil in a wok or deep frying pan. Carefully add in small balls made out of dough. Deep fry until golden brown on all sides. Once done transfer the Narikol Pitha onto a plate with an oil absorbent paper and serve hot. 

  4. Serve Narikol Pitha Recipe - Sweetened Coconut Fritter as a dessert or as an evening snack with a cup of Masala Chai Recipe.

Narikol Pitha Recipe - Sweetened Coconut Fritter is part of the North Eastern Recipe Contest