Pakhaḷa (ପଖାଳ) is an Odia term for an food consisting of cooked rice washed or little fermented in water. The liquid part is known as toraṇi. It is unknown when pakhaḷa was first included in the daily diet of Eastern…
Mahaprasad at Puri Jagannath Temple to undergo quality checks before being sold to devotees
According to a report in Times of India Lord Jagannath’s Mahaprasad will now undergo quality check before being sold to devotees and the administration has decided to use the services of a food inspector for the task, a first of…
Being wowed by Odia Food Filmmaker Grace Lee to make a movie on Unique food of Odisha
According to this report by Times of India, Independent Filmmaker Grace Lee has shown interest in making a movie on Odia Food. Award winning independent filmmaker Grace Lee was in the city to screen her film ‘Off the menu: Asian America’ in several…
The sweet journey of Bikalananda Kar Rasagola to extraordinary fame via YourStory
October, 1954. The Karthik moon would have been full and yellow in a clear indigo sky; thousands of tiny boats made of cork or banana tree barks, carrying oil lamps, would be journeying in the Mahanadi – let afloat by…
An answer in Quora by Bijaya Biswal to : Why is Odisha said to be a culturally rich state?
I hate to acknowledge how everyone compares cultures of states and nations on basis of few categories and decides which is rich and which is poor. However, not putting much thought, I would like to hold your hand and…
Khira Gaintha : An awesome Odia Food Blog by Swetapadma Satpathy
The Amavasya or new moon day of Hindu month Pousa is known as Bakula Amavasya, the day when the newly bloomed mango flowers are worshiped. Mango (Mangifera indica) is the leading fruit crop of Odisha as well as India and…
Wanna Try Mudhi Mansa recipe in Bhubaneswar? Mayurbhanj Utsav starts in city Jan 6th
A three day event, Mayurbhanj Utsav organised by the Mayurbhanj Cultural Association, Bhubaneswar is all set to kick start from January 6 at the Rashtra Bhasha Prachar Sabha Ground, here in the city from Friday to promote and propagate the…
Nice to see Trademark Puri Khaja or Pheni get Industry Tag : Plans for GI tag application next
The state government has granted industry status to ‘khaja’, a popular dry sweetmeat and a major prasad in the Jagannath Temple, Puri. The industries department has started its initiatives to give an organized structure to the industry with around 200…
After Siripur Square, CRP square, now Saheed Nagar gets third Chilika Fresh outlet in city
State fisheries and animal resources development minister Pradeep Maharathy on Sunday inaugurated third Chilika Fresh outlet in Saheed Nagar area of Bhubaneswar. State-owned FISHFED, an apex body of all primary fishermen cooperative societies in the state, already opened two such…
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