Directions

1. Wash and soak little millet rice and blackgram in separate bowls for 4 hours.
2. After soaking, mix both and then grind into a thick batter. Add salt to batter.
3. Leave the batter for fermentation for about 4 hours.
4. Step 1: For filling
5. Take a medium sized pan and put the fresh grated coconut and jaggery.
6. Heat it on a low flame and stir fry for 4 to 5 minutes till it becomes little dry.
7. Add green cardamom and black-pepper powder and continue heating on low flame for another 2 minutes.
8. Put this mix aside in a bowl and let it cool.
9. Step 2: Pitha
10. Take one whole medium sized green turmeric leaf.
11. Put a little batter on the leaf and flatten the same.
12. Then put the required quantity of stuffing on the batter and fold the turmeric leaf across the lengthwise in such a way that the stuffing gets sandwiched.
13. Tie a thread around the folded leaf and ensure batter is not leaking.
14. Then steam it in a idli maker with turmeric leaf.
15. Serve hot.