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 ,…
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…
No odia festival is complete without the mention of Pitha and Raja is one such festival where variety of pithas are made for a span of during 3 days. Among all other pithas , podapitha stands out among all. It is such a versatile pitha that can take many forms. From simple janta pitha ,…
From streams , ponds and rice fields to our kitchen, Water Spinach /Kalama saga/Kalmi Saag has always been an inevitable part of our odia kitchen. Water Spinach stirfry /Kalama Saga Bhaja served as a side dish along with rice and dal is a very simple and an extremely easy dish to prepare. And…
When I crave for some fish, there’s this one recipe that always comes to mind- Dahi Machha Besara. “Dahi Macha Besara” is an Odia term meaning “Fish in yogurt and mustard gravy”. Besara in Odia basically refers to the mustard cumin gravy that also serves as a base for many vegetarian preparations. It is eaten…
