Pointed Gourd is otherwise known as Parwel and we call it as potal (in odiya). Pointed gourd is a must bring vegetable when in season. Except winter, it is available throughout the year. In odiya cuisine there are a lot of dishes that can be made using parwel, starting from curries & […]
Cuisine: Odiya
Chenna Payas
Can you guess!!! What I am going to share today? if you are following me on Instagram you must be knowing about the guessing game. I usually post a picture on insta before 2 days and tell all to guess the dish. Well this dish looks like payas / kheer , yes you […]
Dill leaves Poori
Poori is an essential breakfast item in our Indian menu. This is deep fried flat bread. Poori came from Assamese, Maithili , Bengali and Odiya cuisine. The spelling also varies to different states like poori, puri or luchi. But the preparation procedure is same for all. Because of its taste and quite easy method of preparing, […]
Poda Pitha
Hello readers !!! Happy Raja Sankranti .. We odiya may live anywhere , in any part of the world, may wear western clothes, may have continental dishes but when it comes to Odiya festival we love to celebrate that in authentic manner. We love to wear traditional clothes, love to have traditional pitha & mitha […]
Kheer Sagar
Happy Raja wishes to all my odiya readers. Raja is a very important and must awaited festival for Odiya people. This is a festival of joy , rejoice and nonstop enjoyment. This is also an agriculture oriented festival. The Agrarian festival “Raja” is being celebrated ahead of Monsoon being set in Odisha. With Raja […]
Muga Lau Dalma – Bottle Gourd with Split Green Gram
Odiya food is simple yet delicious. It carries less fat and healthy of course. Here I am representing , Dalma, a traditional dish of Odisha. It is very popular throughout the world as it carries less oil and tastes heavenly. Simply dal or combination of dals cooked with veggies which is very nutritious. […]
Tomato Khatta
If you are from odiya family then you must be familiar with Tomato khatta. It’s one type of chutney that is served with snacks or breakfast . In our state it is also served with lunch. This sweet chutney is made by pairing tomato with dates (khajur). You must have heard about the chappan bhog […]
DALMA
Odisha is gifted with many healthy dishes. Not only pitha (dumplings) and mitha(sweets) ,odisha has many authentic curry and pulao recipes which are equally healthy and soul satisfying. But sad that those dishes are yet to get considerable attention. Compared to other cuisine odiya cuisines use less oil, less spices but very favorable. […]