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 :

• 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 2:  Second Stage Operation 

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

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

Also  read : 

Famous Sweets Of Odisha

How To Prepare Odisha Chicken Curry ?

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

Odisha is also known for its special dosa which is other wise called Nadia Chitau Pitha

Also check out : Famous Sweets Of Odisha



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.

Odisha famous food "56 Bhog" also known as chappan Bhog.This is most commonly known as Mahaprasad. 
Yes this is food but you cannot tell or spell out this as food. This is special food which get prepared in Jaganath Temple and first gets serve to all 3 almighty : Brother Balaram, Lord Jagannath and sister Subhadra.



Soon after this Mahaprasad served to Maa Bimala in the Grand Temple(Sri-Mandir)is known as 'Mahaprasad'.

Mahaprasad which consist of 56 items are classified into two types :

• Sunkudi Mahaprasad : This consists of items rice, daal, mixed rice, saaga bhaja, khatta, mixed curries, sweet daal
• Sukhila Mahaprasad : Dry sweets. This is also known as Nirmalaya ( dry boiled rice ) i.e. dala khichidi.

After serving this food. It straightly goes to Anand Bazar where everyone poor, rich and brahmin purchase and share.

Anand Bazar : Place where Mahaprasad is sold to visitors

Photo : Temple servants carrying Mahaprasad

Pic : This is special juice known as " Tanka Toraani "

Interesting Facts About Mahaprasad : 

• The Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha, is one of the  biggest kitchens in India.
• As per the source it is believed around 500 cooks and 300 helping hands prepare 100 different offerings known as Mahaprasad or Abhada for Lord Jagannath, which are served to the Deity six times a day.
• There are approximately 245 cooking chulaas ( burners).
• Items are prepared in mud big-big mud pots ( placing one above the other). 
• The pot on top get first cooked followed by another down..hence the lowest one get cooked at last only. This is secret and no one knows the reason behind it.  
• If you share your Mahaprasad with others, God becomes more happier. This prasad should be shared with every people coming to you starting from Beggar to rich people. 
• If one visit Ananad Bazar, one will see a different scene there , beggars , priests , rich, middle class everyone will be sharing same food to each other. This is the real reason. 
• It is also said , Maa Lakhsmi said : " who ever comes to Anand Bazar and eat this Mahaprasad should share and eat. There should not be any discrimination in cast, category and also one should not wash their hands after having this Mahaprasad rather they should hover both hands on their heads , sign of prayer to almighty"

How To Reach Puri Temple ?

One can reach to Puri via : Bus, Train , Cars, Bikes.The nearest airport is Bhubaneswar, 60 km. Reaching Puri through Rail - Puri is a terminus on the East Coast Railway having direct express and super fast train links with New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Okha, Ahmedabad, Tirupati etc.

Best Time To Visit :  Rath Yatra is considered as the auspicious and best time to visit Puri temple as this is the time when all 3 god comes out of the temple to meet their followers. 

 

2016 Rath Yatra : Puri Rath Yatra 2016  or Car Festival The most awaited festival of Rath Yatra Puri commences on the 06th July, Saturday 2016 and Return Car Festival or' Bahuda Jatra' falls on 15th July this year.

Next time if you are planning to visit Odisha, don't forget to visit World famous temple " Puri Temple"  and also don't forget to taste the famous 56 bhog.

Information collected via  : 

• Wikipedia Mahaprasad 
• Other : personal experience ( travel )

Chingudi Patra Podda is well know recipe in Odisha. One can easily see this delicious recipe in villages,families living near sea beaches of Odisha and has now it has become so famous that most of restaurants and hotels in Odisha started serving this recipe to the travelers.

This is also known as Chingudi( Prawn) Podda bajja and since it is prepared using pumpkin leaves  
(Kakharu Patra ).

This recipe has been shared by our one of visitor  Bijayananda Satapathy

Steps are :

1 .First ready with pumpkin fresh green leaves, wash it with water

Chhatu also known as Mushroom is mixed with rice with special way to prepare a food known as ' Chhatu Pithou Bhaja '

Ingredients Require :

• Rice
• Raw Garlic
• Ginger
• Dry Red Chilli
• Mushrooms
• Onion
• Green Chilli
• Turmeric
• Salt
• Red chilli powder
• Refine Oil

Preparation Process :
Step 1 : Preparing a thick batter :
Grind soaked rice 2 cup, cumin 1 tsp, garlic 10 / 12 cloves, ginger 1 inch, dry red chilli 4 / 5 ) 
Step 2 : mix washed and properly squeezed chopped mushrooms, onion, green chilli, coriander, turmeric, salt and red chilli powder according to your taste. 
Step 3 :Mix it. In a pan add refined oil and put a small portion of mixture n flatten it. 
Step 4 :Cook both sides in simmer flame.

Hence your Chhatu Pithou Bhaja is ready to server :)
Prepared by - Sasmita Mohanty

Pumpkin blossom : Image source : Google

Things Needed to prepare :

• Washed Pumpkin blossoms 
• Refine Oil -  For frying pumpkin blossoms
• Salt - One cup of salt - Based on the no. of washed pumpkins you will be frying.
• Rice powder - This will make your chips crispy and crunchy 
• Gram flour - For making paste which will be used in deeping washed Pumpkins
• Turmeric & Red chilli powder - To add colour to your chips