What is Pitha? Pitha is a type of rice cake from the eastern regions states like Odisha, Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand,WestBengal and even in Bangladesh etc. Pithas are typically made of rice flour , urad daal, semolina, all purpose flour, gramflour etc. Pitha is usually associated with religious observations or very special occasions in Odisha. However,…
Officially Monsoon has made it’s presence felt in Odisha in big way and I am someone who love the romantic mood the rains bring . Besides bringing a lot of greenery , it also brings with it , the biggest challenge to a food blogger who rely completely on natural light to capture photographs. The…
Macha Haldipani is not a simple fishcurry from Odia kitchen rather it has my whole childhood memories woven around it. As a child , I love having fish, its always, rice, dal, and fish fry after coming back from the school. During those days, we used to have morning school and I would come back…
Banana tree is one plant whose all part can be consumed – be it the banana leaf ,banana stem, banana flower or the banana fruit. Banana flower has a lot to offer in terms of deliciousness and has a very distinctive flavor to it.I have seen my mother cooking this dish since childhood and always…
A non veg odia thali is never complete without the Rohi Macha as a main dish at home.There will be always rice which will be accompanied by a serving of daal (arhar, moong, kandula),vegetable side dish and saga bhaja to fulfill our daily protein need.Though we have access to a variety of fish being our…
