Step by Step method

• Preparation :

• 1.Take jaggery , salt and Ragi flour in a mixing bowl , mix it well and keep it
  

• aside .

• 2.Heat 2tbsp of ghee in a frying pan . Add bay leaves, cashew nuts and raisins.
  

• Saute it and keep aside .

• 3.Take milk in a pan, one it starts to boil , add chopped coconut, grated
  

• coconut, black pepper powder, cardamom powder, cashew , bay leaves and
  

• raisins and let it boil.

• 4.Then add Ragi flour and jaggery mix in to it and stir continuously.  Slowly it
  

• will be like a thick paste and come together.

• 5.Take another pan, put banana leaf in to it. spread rest of the ghee and pour
  

• all the paste in to it. Spread it evenly and level the top the pitha. Decorate with
  

• cherry and cover the pan with a lid.  Let it cook for 25 to 30 minute in a low
  

• flame.

• 6.After 30 minute u can see the pitha started leaving the sides and turned
  

• golden brown from every side.  This means the pitha is done.

• 7.Leave it to cool down completely.

• 8.After that the pitha will come out of the pan easily.

• 9.Cut and serve it warm or cold as per choice