Beautiful Odisha Konark Temple

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Odisha – The land of temples, nature and land of Lord Jagannath. This is also considered as one of the peace state of India. People visits Odisha to worship Lord Jagannath who is also known for his love towards its deities and people.


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Konark is one of the temple after Puri Jagannath temple. It is also known as Sun Temple. It was built by Raja Narasinghs Deva-I of the Ganga Dynasty during 13th Century. This is one of the unique piece of engineering.


Sun Temple ,other name of Konark Temple is one the best and famous tourist spot in Odisha and also considered as one of the most crowded tourist spots of India.
Image source : wikipedia
Interesting Facts of Konark Temple :
  • Konarka name came with two words : KON ” Corner” + ARKA : “Sun”
  • It is situated in Puri
  • Konark Temple is dedicated to God Sun
  • It lies in the coastal part of Odisha
  • Built during Vedic Period
  • As per the archaeological, the entire temple was designed in the shape of a  colossal chariot  with seven horses and twentyfour  wheels , carrying the sun god, Surya,  across the  heavens. 

Architecture of the temple :
This design is said to be the original design of the temple :
European sailors used to call the temple as “The Black Pagoda” and they made it as one of their entry landmark while taking coastal voyage.
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There is very interesting story behind the fall of Konark temple which I will disclose in mine later article. Briefly I will tell that the temple is said to lost its beauty after the death of legend Dharmapada.
Hope you have loved reading mine article. I will continue this topic for Konark Temple with some more interesting facts and some historical stories behind it.


Its Construction : The temple is built with stone pieces
How to reach Konark Temple ?
Puri is the place from which you can visit Odisha Sun Temple Konark. This spot doesn't have its own airport nor its own transport or railway station.
Hence one can reach to this temple either directly from Bhubaneswar ( Odisha Capital ) or from Puri which is near to the temple.
By Air : closest domesting airport is at Bhubaneswar and from their it is 64 km away.
By Train : Puri is the nearest railway station which is about 31 km away from the temple. Hence one can take train to puri from the capital or Khurda Station ( Odisha )
By Road : State-run buses are running from all parts of the state and is well connected to all major cities of Odisha.


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How To Prepare Odisha Chicken Curry ?

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Odisha Famous Chicken Curry 


Today I am going to share secret recipe about how to prepare chicken curry which Odia people prepare. This chicken curry is otherwise called as " Chicken Tarkari " which we call " Aainsa Tarkari "


Odisha chicken curry is very different from rest chicken curry in the way we don't use too much oil nor use any kind of coconut products or coconut oil to prepare. Chicken curry is different in the sense we Odia people use masala and other ingredients which I am going to explain down.

Ingredients Required :




In Odisha we prepare Chicken curry in two different style :
1) Chicken curry along with potato or 2) Simple Chicken Curry 

Now the one I am going to share is the 1st one. Let me share the ingredients along with other things needed to prepare the curry. This is for two person, hence I have taken 500gm fresh chicken.

  • 500 gm fresh chicken - Wash it properly so that unwanted things get removed
  • 3-4 Potatoes - Cut each potato into 4 pieces 
  • Green chilly - chop down the green chilly as per the above image
  • 2-3 Onions and chop down into small square pieces 
  • 3 Medium size tomatoes and chop down into small-small pieces so that while preparing the curry, it will get mixed up easily, saving time.
  • 2 pinch sugar
  • 2 spoon full of chicken powder/meat powder
  • 2 spoon full of turmeric powder 
  • 3 spoon full of salt
  • 1-2 spoon full of red chilli powder
  • 1 small ginger-garlic paste 
Step 1 : Preparing or we call it Chicken first stage operation. 





Here fresh washed chicken is well mixed with 2 spoon of mustard oil+ 2 spoon full of salt + 1-2 spoon full of turmeric powder. 

It is then kept for 1/2 hour so that everything get well mixed.

Step 2:  Second Stage Operation 



  • Switch on your gas/stove and put the curry pan and heat it.
  • Pour 3-4 spoon full of mustard oil and let it for heating 
  • Add 1/2  spoon ( or may be 2 pinch ) of sugar in the heating oil and stir it uniformly so that sugar get well mixed and you will see a reddish brown colour.
  • Add the chopped onions , green chillies and fry for some time. Add 1 spoon full of salt and fry till onion get golden brownish colour.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste and mixed it well with the fried onion. Fry for some 5 minutes till you get ginger-garlic fry smell
  • Once you see ginger-garlic has well mixed and fried with onion-chillies, add 2 spoon full of turmeric powder, 2 spoon full of red chilli powder, 2-3 spoon full of chicken masala( powder) if you don't have chicken powder, you can also use meat masala with same quantity.
  • Fry the above for 1-2 minute till everything get well mixed.
  • Now add chopped tomato pieces and mixed it well. Add 1 spoon of salt so that it gets quickly mixed. You have noticed I am adding little-little salt in every part. this helps in completing the curry in a uniform manner.





  • Once you get a complete paste ready with tomato, you can either add little water to increase the paste quantity.
  • Add chopped potatoes in the paste




    • Fry potato with the gravy till you see potato got soft and gravy has well mixed
    • Add the chicken ( which is left to mixed with oil, turmeric powder and salt )
    • As you can see in the above pic, chicken is then keep fried with the prepared gravy along with potato and it is continued till we see complete water has been drained out from chicken and you can see the masala, potato and chicken is seen mixed well.
    • Now you have two choice how you want to have this curry either you can prepare this without water and keep frying chicken with gravy till potato is cooked properly. Or second is mixed it with enough amount of water and prepare the one which I did.

    Why Potato is added ?

    Potato is added as per your taste as I told earlier and it is also added so that while cooking we can easily calculate if chicken is well cooked or not.



    After adding enough water as per your requirement, cover the pan with a plate and let it for 10-15 minutes for cooking.

    Once you find potato is fully cooked and it is soft, its sign that our chicken is ready. Add corriander leaves pieces. This gives extra aroma to your chicken curry.

    Now your chicken is ready and you can serve to your family members, friends and enjoy the taste.

    Don't forget to share your views down the comment. 



    How To Prepare Odisha Chicken Curry ? How To Prepare Odisha Chicken Curry ? Reviewed by Manoj Kumar Sethi on 12:14:00 PM Rating: 5

    List Of Hotels In Odisha

    11:52:00 AM
    Hello Everyone !

    Welcome to Odisha. We have got a list of famous hotels in Odisha which you can use while visiting in Odisha.

    Before booking, do check out the rates, check-in and check-out provided in the right include of my blog.






    Hotels Name

    Hotel    ID

       City

    B10 International
    1655413
     Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Avion Inn
    1339989
     Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel By The Way
    1272702
     Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Deepali International
    1663633
     Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Eden Roc
    1312592 
    Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Grand Central
    498119
     Bhubaneswar
    Hotel Hindusthan International, Bhubaneswar
    319409 
    Bhubaneswar
    Hotel Kalinga Ashok
    1199707
     Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel La Franklin
    499894
     Bhubaneswar
    Hotel Miland Palace
    743186
     Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Nirmal Inn
    1304679
     Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Pal Heights.
    351929
     Bhubaneswar
    Hotel Priya
    571857 
    Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Pushpak
    570533 
    Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Rajdhani
    1451849 
    Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Royal Heritage
    1455474 
    Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Royale Midtown
    360847 
    Bhubaneswar
    Hotel Seetal
    498127 
    Bhubaneswar
    Hotel Sidharth
    570764 
    Bhubaneshwar
    Hotel Swosti Bhubaneswar
    301408 
    Bhubaneswar
    Hotel Swosti Premium Bhubaneswar
    301409
     Bhubaneswar
    Hotel The Sutrupti
    422783
     Bhubaneswar
    Hotel Urmee
    906368
     Bhubaneswar
    Leeflex Serviced Apartment
    1321564 
    Bhubaneshwar
    Mango Hotel - Prangan
    1591514 
    Urali
    Mayfair Convention
    286415
     Bhubaneswar
    Mayfair Lagoon
    282463
     Bhubaneswar
    Midway Inn
    1628364 
    Bhubaneshwar
    OYO Premium Saheed Nagar
    1519677 
    Bhubaneswar
    OYO Premium Satya Nagar
    1519675 
    Bhubaneswar
    OYO Rooms Bhubaneswar Railway Station
    1519678
     Bhubaneswar
    OYO Rooms Infocity Bhubaneswar
    1663026
     Bhubaneswar
    OYO Rooms Kanan Vihar
    1662802
     Bhubaneswar
    OYO Rooms Khandagiri
    1662965
     Bhubaneswar
    OYO Rooms Nayapalli
    1519676
     Bhubaneswar
    OYO Rooms Near Sum Hospital
    1662958
     Bhubaneswar
    OYO Rooms Old Station Road
    1663181
     Bhubaneswar
    OYO Rooms Rajmahal Square
    1663071 
    Bhubaneswar
    RS Corporate Guest House
    1011953
     Bhubaneshwar
    Sandy's Tower
    436958
     Bhubaneshwar
    STARiHOTELS Bhubaneswar
    1794553
     Bhubaneshwar
    STARiHOTELS Old Station Road Bhubaneswar
    1794551
     Bhubaneshwar
    Talabaniya Home
    1783421
     Bhubaneshwar
    The Crown
    393619
     Bhubaneshwar
    The Idol Paradise
    1544894 
    Bhubaneshwar
    The New Marrion
    360204 
    Bhubaneshwar
    The Presidency Classic
    1127039 
    Bhubaneshwar
    Trident Bhubaneswar
    78799 
    Bhubaneswar
    Venus Inn
    577833 
    Bhubaneshwar
    VITS Hotel Bhubaneswar
    361012 
    Bhubaneswar
    Ambica Residency
    1312715
     Cuttack
    Grand Residency
    1014332
     Cuttack
    Hotel Seetal
    498137
     Cuttack
    Pramod Convention & Club Resort
    715733
     Cuttack
    The Blue Lagoon Hotel Cuttack
    1229874
     Cuttack


    List Of Hotels In Odisha List Of Hotels In Odisha Reviewed by Manoj Kumar Sethi on 11:52:00 AM Rating: 5

    Indian Famous Thali

    2:45:00 AM
    India is a country known for its variety.It is the only country where you find lots of difference not only culture, languages, living, thinking but also in food habitat.

    This is the reason why India sometimes know as county of food. Each and every state has its own popular food which whole world is fan.

    When you visit India and got a plan to visit famous tourist spots don't forget to taste Indian food.

    Below are some of the famous thali : Plate full of food, curry, sweets which you also can call combo offer :)

    Check the below list of Thali : 























    Also  read : 

    Famous Sweets Of Odisha

    How To Prepare Odisha Chicken Curry ?

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    Bela Pana : Most Favorite Juice of Odisha

    11:45:00 AM
    Bela Pana is one of the most favorite juice in Odisha and it act as an antidote for sun stroke. 


    During the hot summer, Odisha people celebrate "Pana Sankranti"


    Here in Odisa we call juice as "Pana" and Bela ( Fruit from bel tree ) Panna ( Juice) hence it is called as Bela Pana. As per Odisha culture it is offered as Prasad or Naibedya to Lord Jagganath as prasad or summer juice. 


    This is one of the healthy and natural juice.Therefore it is also know as hunger killer juice.Especially during Pana Sankranti, Odia families prepare this delicious and healthy juice at home and serve to their family members.


    Lets know see how to prepare Odisha most favorite healthy and popular Bela Pana juice. 


    Ingredients and preparation for Bela Pana :



    1. Ripe Bela fruits 
    2. 1/2 teaspoon Black pepper 
    3. 1 cup Grated coconut 
    4. 1/2 cup Banana peeled and mashed 
    5. 1/2 cup Beshan Bundi ( sweets) 
    6. Handful of cashew nut and raisin Sugar as per your taste
    7. Water 1 litre
    8. Some ice cubes 
    Preparation Method:

    Soak the bela fruit in 1litre water for two hours. After two hour with a spoon remove the pulp from bela. Mash the pealed banana and sugar together. Mix it in the prepared  bela juice. Add crashed black pepper in the bela juice. Add grated coconut and ice cube in it.. 



    Your Bela Pana juice is ready and its time to serve your family member. Remember before serving don't forget to garnish the juice with  sweet beshan bundi and cashew, raisin. 

    How was this article must share your view down comment. Keep reading this special food blog.
    Bela Pana : Most Favorite Juice of Odisha Bela Pana : Most Favorite Juice of Odisha Reviewed by Manoj Kumar Sethi on 11:45:00 AM Rating: 5

    Famous Sweets Of Odisha

    11:22:00 PM
    Odisha is a state which is not only famous for its rich heritage, culture, nature, temples but also it is famous for its delicious dishes and sweets.

    You have seen many dishes from my state Odisha today I am going to introduce you a list of famous sweets.

    Below are some very famous sweets Odisha is well known in the whole world. I have brought you this list of sweets :

    1. Chhenaa Poda : This is one of the best desert in India. It is originated from Nayagarh town of Odisha. It is prepared of well kneaded homemade cottage cheese or called as  chhenna, sugar, cashew nuts and raisins.

       
    2. Image Source : wikipedia

    Usually sweets are called "Pitha " in Odisha state. 
    Below is the list of famous sweets in Odisha :


    Poda Pitha 



    Enduri Pitha


    Chitau Pitha


    Arisa Pitha


    Kakara Pitha


    Manda Pitha



    There are many more sweets other than the above but you have to visit Odisha to taste it :)
    Drop your comment and let me know if you have experience Odisha sweets before and which sweets you like mostly.

    Keep reading :) 


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    Odisha Famous Dosa : Nadia Chitau Pitha

    3:00:00 PM
    Odisha is also known for its special dosa which is other wise called Nadia Chitau Pitha

    Also check out : Famous Sweets Of Odisha

    How to prepare Odisha Famous Dosa ? 


    Ingredients:

    1. Arua Chaula( Rice) -500gm
    2. Nadia(Coconut white) – 1 whole
    3.  Salt- as per taste
    4. Refined Oil – as required

    Preparation Step :

    1. Soak the rice in water for 1 hr. 
    2. Grate the coconut white almost into powder
    3. Make a fine paste of coconut and rice. Add salt and leave it for 1 hr.
    4. Add water to make a thin batter out of it.
    5. Heat oil in a tawa/oil fry pan
    6. pour some batter into it, and cover it.
    7. After sometime remove from flame (the upper portion should be
    8. Cooked, don’t turn it). 
    9. Serve hot with boiled milk, dalma or any spicy curry.

    Cook : 
    Odisha Famous Dosa : Nadia Chitau Pitha Odisha Famous Dosa : Nadia Chitau Pitha Reviewed by Manoj Kumar Sethi on 3:00:00 PM Rating: 5
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