Does fritters with coconuts in them sound a tad different? Coming from a coastal city, where coconuts grow in abundance, this recipe shouldn’t be a surprise coming from my kitchen.It has been a while…
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Buta Dali is very sought after dal dish from the Oriya kitchen. Buta dali is always loved and cherished in my state. It has the amazing taste of spicy lentils blended with sweet-ness of…
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A classic Odiya dessert made from fresh Chenna. All I can say is that these warm Chenna Jhili simply melt in your mouth and few ingredients put together, it is absolutely easy and…
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The mere mention of a Dalma will take you down memory lane to a place nestled in the eastern part of India known as Odisha, a coastal state by the Bay of Bengal. It…
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This curry with prawns is cooked with posto paste. It is one of delicacies of Eastern India. White poppy seeds paste has a mild flavor and imparts a creamy texture to the gravy. Just…
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What happens when you wake up with a blocked nose and your head spinning and a slight numb body ache? don’t you feel like tucking back into the sheets and not wanting to draw…
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Our needs & aspiration change according to time and situation and I am no exception either, few things that were never a priority suddenly become more coveted and precious. I have a very long…
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Poda pitha is traditional delicacy from Odisha prepared from soaked rice and split urad dal and flavoured with crushed ginger, pepper and cardamom.“Poda” means brunt and “Pitha” refers to cake This cake is a…
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Piyaji is a popular snack and common to Odiya kitchen, it is basically coarsely grounded lentils delicately flavoured with curry leaves, coriander, ginger and onions. Last weekend we were occupied with house hunting and…
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Dahi baigana is an accompaniment to the main dish, It is basically spiced eggplant dipped in the yogurt sauce. It is common and popular to the Odia kitchen. Down memory lane when I started to…
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Raw mangoes! That sounds a little bizarre at this time of the year when it is almost time to bid farewell to the mango season. Being the king of fruits perhaps some of them…
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Simple Odia Vegetable curry blended with yogurt that imparts a creamy texture to the gravy. nothing fancy but the mustard paste brings in all the flavours. A rather simple questions from your little one like…
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Ask any Odiya what makes her or him most nostalgic thinking about a lazy Sunday afternoon growing up and they would say the aromatic smell of pot cooked mutton (mansa) curry, the secret recipe…
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Dahi macha has class of its own. Seafood lovers, we the people of Odihsa with a long coastline cannot exclude this relishing mustard yogurt curry from our diet. Dahi Macha is lip smacking odia…
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kalara bhajja is very popular recipe in Odisha, has got very contrasting flavours of bitter kalaras and spicy mustard paste. As I was going to through my to do list in this balmy April…
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Buta dali khakaru is a very sought after dal dish from the Odiya kitchen. This dal is always loved and cherished in my state. Buta dali Khakaru has the most amazing taste of spicy…
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Tomato khajuri khatta is a very interesting combination of sour tomatoes with sweets dates. It is a very coveted side odia recipe for any festive cooking. Tomato khajuri khatta can be made and stored…
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Prawn mustard curry is one of our best curries from the state of Odisha to showcase. Although seafood has its own distinct flavor and adding to the tangy spicy mustard paste makes it devine.…
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Rasabali is a sweet dish from Odisha made from fresh chenna and thickened milk. It is one of the Chapana bhoga of Jagannath temple. Indian dessert definitely requires an elaborate procedure, but results are…
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Chenna poda recipe as name suggests is purely made of chenna with small amount suji (semolina) to bind. This is said to be the favorite dessert of Lord Jaganath. When it comes to having feast, Odiya”s are…
