From Dalma To Kanika: Dive Into Odisha’s Top 7 Dishes
By Shreya Sarpal
March 28, 2025
Odisha cuisine, or Odia cuisine, is a treasure trove of flavours and traditions. It offers a delightful combination of sweet, savoury, and tangy dishes. The state is renowned for its unique dishes, like the mutanjan, dalma, and kanika.
Mutanjan
The mutanjan recipe is a multicoloured rice dish created by combining rice, sugar, ghee, and aromatic spices and topping it with dry fruits.
Dalma
A unique, traditional and famous delicacy, this vegetable curry is flavoured with ghee and spices and served with steamed rice.
Kanika
A mildly sweet and extremely flavorful pulao made with ghee, turmeric, and sugar and garnished with dry fruits. The kanika recipe holds a special significance and is traditionally offered in temples.
Pakhala Bhata
The dish is made by fermenting rice and is served with curd, fried vegetables, and fish or pappad.
Chhena Poda
A baked dessert made from fresh cottage cheese, sugar and semolina and caramelised for a smoky flavour.
Rasagola
Spongy cottage cheese balls soaked in syrup, a timeless delicacy loved by all generations.
Enduri Pitha
Steamed rice dumplings stuffed with jaggery and coconut and delicately wrapped in aromatic turmeric leaves.
