Janta Roti is a flatbread from the state of Odhisa. It is made with precooked flour which results in a soft melt in the mouth roti. It was some seven years back when I posted the Orrisa Thali and served Janta Roti in it, but never got around posting the recipe for it. Now that…
D – Dahi Wada Aloo Dum
Dahi Wada Aloo Dum is a Street Food from Orissa . The dish is a combination of Dahi Wada, Aloo Dum and Ghughni. I had never heard of Dahi Wada Aloo Dum , it was my niece Juhi who had this at a friends place and asked me to make . I checked on…
Thali from Orrisa
BM # 56 Week : 2 , Day: 6 Theme: Indian States State : Orrisa Today is the last day under Indian States theme. While planning for this theme, I had originally planned to do a Bengali Thali, which was all planned from the time I had my list ready. Then I was browsing through…
Dalma, Odhisi Cuisine
Dalma is a simple comforting daal from Orrisa. I made it for the Orrisa Thali and it ranked 5 stars from the family. The daal is very nutritious, as it is loaded with veggies. Now you have the option of using the veggies of your choice, though the most popular are Brinjal, raw plantain, raw…
Meetha Khechudi from Odhisi Cuisine
When I read the word Meetha I was hesitant to make this khichdi. You guys know I do not like both salt and sugar in one dish, but when I read that there was just a teaspoon, I quickly decided on it. This khichdi is rather rich. It has whole spices and some…
Nadiya Pachadi / Coconut Raita
A few years back I did not know what Pachadi was, the blogging world teaches you so much. I could have never thought of making a raita (or pachadi if you would prefer) with shredded coconut. For the Orrisa Thali , I made coconut raita , though I made a very small portion. I…
Badi Choora, Pakhala Bhat , Chuda Ghasa – Orissa Special
BM # 39 Day : 21 State : Orrisa We start with the third week of this long marathon and today it Oriya Cuisine. Cuisine of eastern state of Orissa is simple, just like the inhabitants of the state.The food pattern is largely the same as that seen in the neighboring states of Bihar and West Bengal.…
Chenna Poda
When Valli announced The Indian Cooking Challenge ,as always I was excited to try. A traditional sweet from Orrisa ,Chenna Poda was totally new to me.While reading the recipe I wondered how this would taste..caramel blending with paneer.I did not waste any time..and made it right away.Would have loved to click step by step pics…