Kumar Purnima : is yet another festival in Odisha besides Raja that celebrates womanhood and community bonding . What is Kumar Purnima: Sharad Purnima known as Kumar Purnima or Lakshmi Puja in Odisha is the festival when girls pray for a perfect life partner like Kumar Kartikeya, the most handsome among the Gods. This is…
Biri Chop (Smashed potatoes coated with Urad dal batter) is a crowd-pleaser snack from Kendrapada in Odisha. What is Biri Chop? This typical street style Biri Chop is our family favourite snacks made with tempered mashed potatoes coated with urad daal batter and deep vfried till crisp, All you need is a glass of chai…
Saru Patra Besara- Sheet of colocassia leaf smeared with spiced rice paste called pithau , rolled delicately and steamed to perfection and then cut into slices and fried till crisp and put into a thin mustard cumin gravy is one of the gems from odia cuisine. Among many other monsoon vegetables that we love ,…
Chuda Ghasa is a sweet emotion with odia people. We have grown up eating this sweet since our childhood which doesnot require any cooking. Flattened rice ( chuda), jaggery ,grated coconut, black pepper,ghee is all you need to make this recipe. Chuda Ghasa literally translates into flattened rice rubbed between both palms with ghee and…
Chaula Podapitha is a traditional poda pitha recipe which is specially done at the time of raja festival. This is nothing but a rice cake made out of rice flour, jaggery, coconuts and other spices. Raja – the festival of fertility is primarily an agrarian festival . It is the most awaited festival in Odisha…
