This superbly old age traditional recipe has the mandatory ingredients of rice flour, jaggery, salt, and milk, all properly blended with cardamom, clove, cinnamon, and bay leaves. Rice flour forms the skeleton of the pancake. The jaggery contributes sweetness with an intense caramel flavour. The milk provides texture and moisture, as well as smoothness. Spices have seeped into the pitha thereby, making it aromatic, a dish that appeals to taste and senses as a festive dish.

The first step in the preparation of Gur Pitha is as follows: prepare a smooth batter made from the combination of rice flour, jaggery, salt, and milk. The mixture is then kneaded to give a slightly stiff dough, and portions of it are shaped into pancakes made either on a hot girdle or over an open flame, depending on one's choice. The method of cooking is that of taking the form of specific flavours, allowing the spices to blend with sweetness from the jaggery in a beautiful combination. Once cooked, the hot pancake often finds its way into a plate, offering comfort and filling its consumers.