Pakhala Divas, What and Why? Promoting the primitive odia food,  people of Odisha decided to celebrate march 20 as Pakhala Divas. The day is celebrated on 20th march by eating Pakhala Odisha wide. It is the time, when the summer arrives, and everyone wants  to be cooled. So nothing else could do it like Pakhala. The delicious dish has both ...

Ingredients • Cooked Rice – 1 bowl • Water – 2 bowls • Curd – 1 cup • Mustard – 1 tbsp • Curry leaves – 10 • Salt – 2 tsp • Dry chili – 1 • Ginger – 1 inch (smashed) • Oil – 1 tbsp Method: 1. For Basi Pakhala, add 1 bowl of cooked rice with ...

Ingredients Basmati rice 2 cup Oil 3 tablespoons Cinnamon 12 inch stick Bay leaves 1 brown cardamom 1 Cloves 12 Cumin seeds 12 teaspoon Fried Rice Onions, sliced 3 medium Green cardamoms 3-4 Green peas 12 cup Green chilies 3 Carrot 2 Beans 3-4 Spring onion 2-3  1 small capsicum, finely chopped ½ tsp finely chopped ginger Method soak rice in ...