Dahi Macha/ Doi Mach – literally translates to fish in yogurt sauce where Marinated Rohu fish pieces are cooked in a yogurt based gravy which is robust, slightly spicy and delicately sour with the curd . The fish is really tender and soft having absorbed the wonderful flavors of the gravy. This simple Dahi Macha …
Muan Pitha is a steamed cake with coconut & jaggery stuffing is much in demand during Raja festival. Raja festival also known as Swing festival marks the beginning of agricultural year all over Odisha, when the first shower of monsoon makes the paddy fields ready for productivity. Muan Pitha is also known as Sijha Pitha, Chauti Manda…
Poi Chingudi besara is an authentic Odia dish where Poi saaga or Malabar spinach along with pumpkin, ridge gourd, potato, brinjal , prawn are cooked in a mustard based gravy known as besara . In short, Poi Chingudi besara means Malabar spinach and prawns in mustard gravy. Poi Chingudi got it’s unique taste from the…
Chitau pitha is a special variety of rice pancake which is being offered to Lord Jagannath on the Chitalagi Amavasya day, also known as Chitau Amabasya. On this day the chita which was removed from the head of the deities on the day of Snana Purnima is again put and is celebrated throughout the State in…
Lau Ghanta is an easy,tasty and healthy side dish from the odia kitchen. This Lau Ghanta is a dry, hot-and-spicy curry that is prepared by steaming the bottle gourd in its own juices. In this traditional recipe from Odisha, lau or bottlegourd is slow cooked which helps in drawing out all the flavours of the lau. Lau/ Lauki…
