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Odisha Cuisine

Odisha has a rice-based cuisine that uses locally sourced vegetables, cereals, pulses, dairy and seafood. Popular rice dishes include Khechidi, Palau, Kanika, Ghee rice and Pakhala. Lentil dishes like Dalma, Dali and Besara accompany the rice. The state is known for curries like Chaatu rai, Kadali manja rai and Alu potala rosa. Chutneys and dishes like Dahi baigana provide tangy flavors. Odisha has many sweet desserts including Chhena Poda, Rasamalai and various pithas or cakes.

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Odisha Cuisine

Odisha has a rice-based cuisine that uses locally sourced vegetables, cereals, pulses, dairy and seafood. Popular rice dishes include Khechidi, Palau, Kanika, Ghee rice and Pakhala. Lentil dishes like Dalma, Dali and Besara accompany the rice. The state is known for curries like Chaatu rai, Kadali manja rai and Alu potala rosa. Chutneys and dishes like Dahi baigana provide tangy flavors. Odisha has many sweet desserts including Chhena Poda, Rasamalai and various pithas or cakes.

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Odisha Cuisine 

in Odisha
Odisha has a simple yet unique cooking style that has its own identity and this makes it a
major culinary tourism destination in the east India. Covered mostly with fertile plains and
humid climate conditions, the state is a rice producer, and thus, cuisine of Odisha is mostly
rice-based. The Odiya cuisine uses a combination of locally sourced vegetables, cereals,
pulses, dairy products and seafood as well as it uses less spices and oil compared with the
cuisines of other Indian states. Despite that, the recipes and cuisine is loaded with great taste,
flavours and aromas.
Some of the popular rice dishes in Odisha are Khechidi that is cooked with rice, lentils and ghee;
Palau that has vegetables, dry fruits and spices; sweet rice dish, Kanika prepared from dry fruits and
ghee; Ghee rice, and Pakhala that is watered rice served with curd and stir-fried vegetables. Lentils
dishes serve as a great accompaniment to rice and some lip-smacking famous lentil dishes include the
vegetable and spice-laden Dalma, plain and simple Dali with a spicy tadka and delicious and
flavourful Besara that has vegetables, lentils, amaranthus, mustard paste, and badi as its chief
ingredients.
The state is famous for some delectable curries including Chaatu rai that is mushroom and mustard
curry, Kadali manja rai that is a curry of banana plant stem and mustard, and Alu potala rosa prepared
from potato and pointed gourd. Santula is a vegetable stew that is saut�ed with onion, garlic and
green chilies. Khajuri khata, Amba khatta, Ouu khatta, dhania-patra and pudina-patra chutney are
some of the renowned chutneys of the state that are condiments in Odishan cuisine. Dahi baigana, a
dish of curd and brinjal is a great side dish that is notable for its tangy, tasty and sweet-sour flavour.
Speaking of sweet, there are many desserts in Odisha ranging from cheese-based Chhena Poda to
Chhena Jhili to Rasamalai to Chhena Gaja, and from flour-based Pheni to Jilapi to Malpua to Kheera
Gaja, among others. Odisha is known for its pitha or indigenous cakes such as Poda Pitha, Arisha
Pitha, Manda Pitha, Puri Pitha, Chakuli Pitha, and others.

KHICHDI

One of the most popular dishes in


Odisha, Khichdi is an Indian
subcontinental food made up of rice
and lentils. Served in many variants,
this dish is the most favourable choice
of offering in temples in Odisha.

DALMA

A typical lentil dish originates from


Odisha is Dalma. This mouth-watering
dish in Odisha also includes vegetables
and spices that give it a savoury taste
like Sambhar.
CHUNGDI MALAI

Chungdi Malai is probably the most


delicious seafood platter in the state. This
non-vegetarian dish is a rich and thick
prawn curry. Spices and coconut milk are
the major ingredients that give this dish a
tangy and creamy taste.

PITHAS

An indispensable dish that completes the


Oriya cuisine is Pitha - a type of rice cake
made of wheat or rice flour and stuffed by
various savoury and sweet ingredients.
With over 10 variants, this sweet dish in
Odisha is a must on festivities and special
occasions.

MALPUA

One of the oldest traditional desserts of


India, Malpua in Odisha is a small deep
fried pancakes soaked in a sugary syrup and
served hot. It is one of the popular dishes of
the region which is served to Lord
Jagannath of Puri.

CHHENA JALEBI

Be ready to savour the taste of saccharine


Chenna Jalebi while on an Odisha tour.
Chhena Jalebis are bit different from the
regular ones as they are more thick and
heavy in size and also includes a special ingredient called Chhena, a fresh curd
cheese.

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