Recipes · Bangladeshi · Desserts
Puli Pitha (Bangladeshi Rice Dumplings)
One serving has 293 kcal and 3 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (51%). Ready in 45 minutes.
- Preparation: 30 min
- Cooking: 15 min
- Makes: 1 serving (106 g)
- Difficulty: Medium
- Diets: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free
Ingredients
- 40 g Rice flour
- 25 g Water
- 25 g Coconut, fresh
- 15 g Sugar, brown
- 0.2 g Cardamom
- 0.3 g Salt
Method
- Bring the water to a boil with a pinch of the salt, then stir in the rice flour off the heat until it forms a rough dough; knead while still warm until smooth.
- Cook the grated coconut with the brown sugar and cardamom over low heat 4-5 minutes, stirring, until it clumps together; cool slightly.
- Pinch off small balls of the rice dough, flatten each into a disc, spoon in a little coconut filling and pinch closed into a dumpling shape.
- Steam the dumplings over boiling water 10-12 minutes until translucent and firm.
- Serve warm on their own or with a little warm milk.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 293 kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 50.7 g | |
| Water | 41.7 mL | |
| Fiber | 3.3 g | 11% |
| Protein | 3.3 g | 7% |
| Tryptophan | 0.04 g | |
| Threonine | 0.11 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.13 g | |
| Leucine | 0.26 g | |
| Lysine | 0.12 g | |
| Methionine | 0.07 g | |
| Cystine | 0.06 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.17 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.15 g | |
| Valine | 0.19 g | |
| Histidine | 0.08 g | |
| Fat | 8.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 0.53 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.24 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.22 g | |
| Saturated | 7.6 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 0 mg | |
| Calcium | 21.5 mg | 2% |
| Copper | 0.17 mg | 19% |
| Iron | 0.88 mg | 5% |
| Magnesium | 24.1 mg | 8% |
| Manganese | 0.92 mg | 51% |
| Phosphorus | 68.4 mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 142 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 8.8 µg | 16% |
| Sodium | 127 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.62 mg | 8% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.07 mg | 6% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.01 mg | 1% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.2 mg | 9% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.42 mg | 8% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.19 mg | 15% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 8.3 µg | 2% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0 µg | 0% |
| Choline | 5.7 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 0 µg | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 0.87 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.1 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin K | 0.05 µg | 0% |
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: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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