Pariba Khechudi and Dahi Bainga – Odisha

Odisha or Orrisa is the next state that we are travelling to in this Indian Food Odyssey series.In the ancient times, this was the Kalinga kingdom and was also known as Utkala as mentioned in India’s national anthem. This is the 9th largest state by population and 11th largest by population. Since the per-historic times,…

Olo Kobi Bhaja | Odian Turnip Stir Fry

I know that most of my blogging Marathon friends would have guessed that I would be posting an Oats based dish for the alphabet ‘O’ today. I wanted to surprise them with a ‘non-oats’ recipe! And the choice for this alphabet happened by chance!I was browsing to find a recipe for another alphabet and this…

Orissa’s Chenna Poda For ICC

When this monthโ€™s recipe for Indian Cooking Challenge was announced, I was not sure if I would take part. I read the recipe and left it at that. Today morning when I opened google reader, I saw this on Srivalliโ€™s and Vaishaliโ€™s blog. The clicks were enough to tempt me. Suddenly I found the recipe…