Kheera / Chhena Payesh / Paneer Kheer
A quick and easy recipe of Kheera or sweet Pudding with Milk and Chhena, a Odisha speciality and one of the Mahaprasads offered to Lord Jagannath in Puri.
a melange of recipes, cuisines and food stories and my adventures in the culinary world
Odia Recipes
Chenna Poda…the king of Odia desserts
A delectable and melt in the mouth Odia dessert made with Chenna or Cottage cheese and baked to perfection…our very own desi Cheesecake.
Chenna Jhilapi/Paneer Jalebi/Cottage cheese swirls
Melt in the mouth Cottage cheese swirls, deep fried and dunked in a cardamom flavoured sugar syrup.
Chenna Bara Tarkari/Cottage cheese patties Curry…. A Navratri Collab
A Odia style Cottage cheese Patties curry …a Satvik curry with no onion and no garlic …apt for your lunch and dinner on sacred days.
Boondi Sev / Shev Ladoo
 An unusual combo of salted Sev and sweet Boondi,complimenting each other beautifully and served as a Prasad during auspicious occasions in Odisha.
Kheer Sagar/Cottage cheese dumplings in sweet flavoured reduced Milk
 Marble sized Cottage cheese balls in thick, sweetened ,flavoured condensed milk…A delicious Odisha speciality .
Chatu Ambula Besara/Mushrooms in mustard gravy with sun dried Mango
A tart, spicy, flavourful, authentic Odiya curry made with locally grown mushrooms, tempered with Paanch phoron or the five spice blend in a mustard gravy with sun dried Mango.
Easy Fish Curry With Tomatoes
A easy fish curry with tomatoes and cumin with a spicy and tangy flavour….flavourful and delicious with a bowl of steamed rice.
Cauliflower masala curry/Phula Kobi aloo Tarkari
A typical Odiya style fragrant masala curry with cauliflower and potatoes.
Aloo Chop – a favourite oriya snack
A very popular evening snack in Odisha made of potatoes and gramflour.