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Famous food of Odisha: Odisha cuisine

Cuisine of Odisha

  •      Cooked rice with dal and curry

  •      Sun dried and par-boiled rice

  •      Cooked rice soaked in water overnight, called pakhal

  •      Payas

  •      Khiri prepared with milk

  •      Pitha, i.e. cakes and pastries either fried in ghee or oil

  •      Kanika, cooked with ghee and sugar

  •      Khechudi, cooked with pulses

  •      Bhaji (fry)

  •      Bharta, a mixed vegetable curry

  •      Besara/mahura (spiced curry)

  •      Jhola, the curry with gravy, vegetarian or non-vegetarian

  •      Ambila/sakara (sour or sour-and-sweet preparation)

  •      Tea, the most common beverage

  •      Pan or pall or betel with or without tobacco

Plan a trip to Odisha

Places in Odisha for cuisine, from our list of places to visit:

  • Puri – best time: October to March; the Rath Yatra is in June or July

Places to visit in Odisha, with the best time to visit and official booking for each place. More: Odisha Wildlife, Odisha Adventure, Odisha Festivals, Odisha Culture.