Bangladesh

Malcolm Anderson

10 Aug 2025 — 2 min read

Dish: Patishapta with Kheer Filling

Description: This is the nearest thing I could find to a baked cake type recipe Patishapta is a type of pithe. It is a light crêpe filled with either kheer or a coconut-and-gur mixture.

Photo: from recipe

my creation

My Notes: The kheer is really difficult and time consuming so I included a recipe for coconut gur mixture. Not really a baked item. And I’m not good at making crepes

Recipe Link: Patishapta with Kheer Filling—detailed recipe with video | Bong Eats recipe

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