Pulipitha

The bulk of pithas, however, are sweet rather than savoury. In my childhood I looked forward to the pulipitha or pulipithe, as we Ghotis used to say. Both my grandmother and my mother regularly made this on the last day of Poush. It is both heavy on the stomach and laborious to make without the extra hands of an extended family, and yet winter could never be complete without it. The vital ingredient is khejur gur which permeates the milk and makes this a treat you long for during the rest o