Bhubaneswar Wall Paintings - Oriya Food

Here are some Oriya dishes picturized in the wall paintings of Bhubaneswar. This page in Wikipedia lists some more Oriya dishes.

In the above picture, roughly from left to right are:

• Dali (Dal/Lentils)
• Tarakari (Curry)
• Dahi (Curd) hanging from a Sika. You see it hanging from a contraption made out of jute rope called Sika. The Sika is usually hung from the ceiling and used to keep food and items away from insects, animals and kids.
• Basa Dahi (Creamy Thick Curd). The other type of curd is called Ghola Dahi (Skimmed Curd).
• Saga Bhaja (Fried green leafy vegetables).
• A typical traditional meal served on plantain leaf.

In the picture immediately above, roughly from left to right are:

• Pakhala (Rice in salted and herbed water)
• Enduri (Rice cakes wrapped in turmeric leaves and steamed)
• Manda Pitha (Steamed rice cakes with sweetened/salted fillings)
• Chakuli Pitha (Flat cakes made from a fermented batter of rice & lentils and fried on a pan. A type of Dosa.)
• Arisha Pitha (Rice flour mixed with spices & warm jaggery water to make dough, made into flat round cakes and deep fried in oil)
• Puri (Deep fried & puffed flour (typically wheat flour) breads)
• Karanji (Folded oval shaped maida puris stuffed with sweetened & spiced grated coconut, sealed with decorated folds and fried)
• Rasagola (Cheese balls immersed in light sugar syrup and boiled.)
• Gulab Jamun (Balls of corn flour, cream and spices deep fried and dipped in sugar syrup)
• Khasta Gaja (Sweetened fried maida flour)
• Dali Gaja (Similar to the Khasta Gaja, but crusted with sugar)
• Laddu
• Chena Poda (Sweetened and spiced cheese baked in oven.)
• Bada Osa Bhoga (A variety of Manda Pitha with tapered top made specially for a festival called Bada Osa)

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