Recipes · Bangladeshi · Breakfast

Chitoi Pitha (Bangladeshi Rice Pancake)

One serving has 277 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (41%) and pyridoxine (21%). Ready in 45 minutes.

Chitoi Pitha (Bangladeshi Rice Pancake)
Photo: রিজওয়ান আহমেদ, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 30 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (146 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free

Ingredients

  • 60 g Rice flour
  • 70 g Water
  • 1 g Salt
  • 15 g Sugar, brown

Method

  1. Whisk the rice flour, water and salt into a smooth, thin, pourable batter and rest 20 minutes.
  2. Heat a small clay pot or non-stick pan over medium-low heat and lightly grease it.
  3. Pour in a ladle of batter to fill the pot in one even layer, cover with a lid and cook 5-6 minutes until the pancake is set through and lifts easily from the base.
  4. Turn out onto a plate and repeat with the remaining batter.
  5. Serve warm drizzled with the brown sugar syrup, or with a curry of your choice.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy277 kcal13%
Carbohydrates62.8 g
Water77.3 mL
Fiber1.4 g5%
Protein3.6 g7%
Tryptophan0.04 g
Threonine0.13 g
Isoleucine0.15 g
Leucine0.29 g
Lysine0.12 g
Methionine0.09 g
Cystine0.06 g
Phenylalanine0.19 g
Tyrosine0.19 g
Valine0.21 g
Histidine0.09 g
Fat0.85 g
Monounsaturated0.27 g
Polyunsaturated0.23 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.19 g
Saturated0.23 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium20.8 mg2%
Copper0.09 mg10%
Iron0.32 mg2%
Magnesium23.1 mg7%
Manganese0.73 mg41%
Phosphorus59.4 mg8%
Potassium65.6 mg1%
Selenium9.2 µg17%
Sodium395 mg
Zinc0.49 mg6%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.08 mg7%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.01 mg1%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.6 mg11%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.51 mg10%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.27 mg21%
Folate (vitamin B9)2.5 µg1%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0 µg0%
Choline3.8 mg1%
Vitamin A0 µg0%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.07 mg0%
Vitamin K0 µg0%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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