Typical Odia cake prepared on Prathamastami "Enduri Pitha".

Ingredients:

Black gram ( beeri dali, 1 cup )

Rice ( 2 cups )

Coconut ( 1 no. )

Jaggery (as per your taste)

Ghee ( 1 tsp )

Cardamom ( 1-2 nos )

Turmeric leaves ( 8-10 nos )

Salt

"Enduri Pitha"

Preparation:

1. Soak the black gram and rice for 5-6 hours. Grind into a fine paste.

2. Add Salt as per your taste and keep aside for 4 to 5 hours.

3. Grate the coconut 

4. Heat a pan. Add 1 tsp ghee. Add the cardamom powder, grated coconut, and Jaggery. Stir-fry for 5-6 mins. Remove from the pan and keep aside to cool.

5. Heat water in an idli maker. Bring it to boil.

6. Wash the turmeric leaves. Take a little batter and spread evenly on a turmeric leaf.

7. Spread 2-3 tsp of the Jaggery coconut over the batter.

8. Fold the leaf carefully and place on the idli stand. Repeat the process for the remaining batter/leaves.

9. The leaves can be put one over the other for 2-3 layers. Close the lid and steam for 15-20 mins. Remove from the Gas.

10. Remove the turmeric leaves. Serve the pitha with Dalma or Ghuguni curry. 

11. You can eat the delicious sweet pitha hot it gives a delicious taste.

Atakalli Prasad at Dhabaleswar Temple.

Bada Osha Prasad

Bada Osha puja is a great festival in Odisha. On this Day a special Prasad is made in the temple and offer to Lord Dhabaleswar. Its taste is amazing.

Ingredients:

1 cup raw rice powder(Gobindbhog rice)

1 cup Guda(Jaggery)

5 cups Water

1 cup small pieces of thin coconut slices

2tbsp Desi Ghee

1 Bay Leaf

Salt as per taste

1/2 tsp Jeera

Attakali Prasad

Now the Method

Take a bottom pan, heat it little and put the Ghee when the smell comes put the jeera and Bay Leaf.

Then Put 5 cups of water in the bottom pan, Jaggery, and thin coconut slices.

When the Jaggery dissolved in water add the rice powder slowly to this by stirring continuously.

Stir More in low flame to mix all the ingredients in the proper way.

Stir and cook till it becomes a semi thick.

Take some Prasad and put in another bowl.

Don't eat hot, when it cools you can eat.