Chunga Pitha Recipe | Traditional Assamese Bamboo Rice Cake

Ingredients

• 2 cups glutinous rice (soaked overnight, drained)
• 1 cup freshly grated coconut
• 1/2 cup jaggery (grated or finely chopped)
• 1/4 teaspoon cardamom powder
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons ghee (clarified butter)
• 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
• Banana leaves or parchment paper (for wrapping, optional)
• Bamboo tubes (traditional, or substitute with parchment-wrapped cylinders)