Odia Festival food chitau Pitha Recipe

Indian Food

Chitau is a type of pancake made with fermented rice batter and coconut milk. It is a common food in the South Indian state of Kerala. It is also popular in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka. It is eaten most frequently for breakfast or dinner.It is a festival food also .In India it is prepare in "Chitau Amabashya " festival in odisha.

                                                            Chitau pitha 

Ingredients:

• Chaula – (Rice ) – 500 gm
• Coconut – 1 big  size
• Sodha – ( Baking powder ) – ½ tsp
• Ghee – 7  tsp
• Milk – 1 cup
• Luna – (Salt ) – As per test

Preparation:

• Soak the rice for about 4,5  hours .
• Cut the coconut into small pieces.
• Take the soaked rice, milk and cut coconut with a little bit of water.
• Grind and make a smooth pest.
• Mix baking powder with the pest.
• Then add salt as per test.
• Check for the mixture, if the mixture is too thick then add some water.
• Heat one tsp of ghee in a pan.
• After that put a big spoon of mixture in the center of the pan.
• Spread the mixture over the pan.
• Cover with a lid and cook for a sometime.
•  When it properly cocked remove it.
• Serve it hot with sauces or chutney. 

Badam Halwa A Indian Festivals Recipe

Indian Food

Badam halwa is a  Indian sweet recipe which is usually made during festivals like Diwali, Holi, Raksha Bandhan and so on. It is made on special occasions as well.Usually served along with the meal.  So if you want you can spread into thali or plate evenly. Once cools, You can cut into square or diamond shape.And serve it.

Badam  Halwa

Ingredients:

• Badam - (Almonds) - 1 cup
• Milk - 1 cup
• Ghee - 2 tablespoons
• Chini - ( Sugar) - as per test
• Kesar - (Saffron) - ½ cup
• Cardamom powder - 1 tsp
• Hot Water - 1 cup

Preparation:

•       Take almonds in a bowl and add a cup of hot boiling water  
•       And soak the almonds for at least 5 minutes.
•       Drain the water and add it with cold water. 
•       Then peel the almonds.
•       Now take the almond and milk grind it and make a fine pest.
•       Heat  ghee in a pan and put the almond-milk pest with it.
•       Fry it till all the milk gets evaporated.
•       Then add saffron and sugar as per test with it and mix well.
•       Cooked 9 to 10 minutes.
•       Add some saffron for garnishing .
•       Serve it hot.