Made out of rice flour and jaggery, these simple fried cakes are traditionally prepared during Makara Sankranti as well as the agricultural Nuakhai festivals celebrated in Odisha.
This prawn-based dish native to the tribal regions of Odisha employs the traditional technique of leaf-wrapped cooking, which not only imparts a rich, smoky flavour but is also an example of utilising a part of the plane that would otherwise be discarded.
Enduri pitha is a variety of pitha made using a fermented batter of ground rice and urad dal which is enveloped in fresh turmeric leaves and stuffed with grated coconut, jaggery and spices.