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The rich and verdant land of Orissa offers lush green vegetables and fruits that brim over with beneficial properties and therefore form a large part of Orissan diet. Delicious and sweet smelling rice, drawn from the emerald paddy fields in sun-drenched valleys, find its way in every home of Orissa.
Arisa:
Ingredients
½ kg Jaggery
1 cup Good quality rice
4 powdered Cinnamon
200 gm Vegetable Oil or Ghee
½ tsp Salt
Method

1. Boil 2 litres of water in a wide mouth pan, add sugar, salt, cinnamon powder and 1 tbsp ghee.
2. Pour semolina slowly and stir continuously.
3. Cover the pan and reduce the flame.
4. Cook till it absorbs the water completely (to the consistency of chapati). Let it cool.
5. Knead it properly to make smooth dough.
6. Heat a pan and add coconut and sugar to it. Fry till the coconut turns golden brown.
7. Make small balls of semolina dough, roll it and stuff it with the fried coconut.
8. Deep fry till golden brown.
Chhatu:
Ingredients
250gm Fresh Mushrooms
1cup milk
1/4 cup general purpose flour (maida)
1 onion, chopped finely
1/4 tsp ginger paste
1/2 tsp Garlic paste 1 cup tomato paste (puree)
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp curry masala powder
Chopped Coriander leaves
Oil 4tsp
Method
1. Clean the mushroom and cut them according to your desire. Then soak it turmeric water for 1/2hrs. After that squeeze it properly.
2. Take pan then put 2tsp of oil and fry the mushrooms and keep those aside
3. Put 2tbs of in a pan. Then add onion, ginger and garlic. Cook it for some time.
After that add tomato puree and cook it for 4 mins.
4. Add turmeric pwd,red chilli powder, garam masala powder and salt.
5. Cook it for 2 mins and then take 1 cup milk add maida (general purpose flour).
6. Pour it to the Pan. After 5 mins your mashroom curry is ready it.
7. Garnish with Coriander leave.
Tomato Rice:
Ingredients
2 Medium tomatoes chopped
2- 3 Tablespoons methi leaves chopped
1 1/2 Cups of rice, uncooked
2 tbsp ghee (clarified butter)
1 Small onion
2-3 Garlic cloves
1" Piece ginger
1-2 Cloves 1 Stick cinnamon
1 Cardamom pod
3-4 Green chilies
1 Onion sliced finely
2-3 Bay leaves, crushed
2 tsp. Red chili powder
1/2 tsp. Turmeric
2 tsp. Dhania powder
1 tsp. Cumin powder
Method
1. Heat some oil and add the bay leaves.
2. When they turn color, add the sliced onions and fry them till they turn translucent.
3. Now add the onion paste and fry till the mixture turns brown and loses all moisture.
4. Now add the chopped tomato and methi leaves.
5. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Add the spices and keep frying for a minute.
6. Add the rice and fry it for 3 minutes.
7. Add salt to taste.
8. Take this off the fire, transfer to a pressure cooker/ microwaveable casserole dish, add 3 - 3 1/2 cups of water, (it depends on rice quality) close the dish and heat in the microwave for about 18 minutes. (1whistle in pressure cooker)
Note: You can also add frozen green peas to this dish.
Add it after frying the rice.
It will cook with the rice in the microwave.
Manda:
Ingredients
1 cup rice soakes overnight
3 cups water
1 tsp sugar
¾ cup dry homemade cheese
¾ cup freshly grated coconut
6 crushed cardamom seeds
½ cup sugar
½ tsp salt
Method
1. To prepare the filling
2. Put all the ingredients in a pan and fry it for 4-5 minutes.
3. Blend water and soaked rice together until paste is very smooth.
4. Put the paste in a deep non-stick pan and keep it on medium heat with constant stirring until dough is dry and soft.
5. Take it out, cover it and let it cook.
6. Make 15-16 balls out of the dough.
7. For each ball, put the filling inside and shape it into a smooth Manda.
8. Tie a cloth over the mouth of a deep pan filled with water (2/3 portion) and heat it on medium high.
9. Put all Manda on top of the cloth.
10. Cover and steam it for 20-25 minutes until Mandas are cooked properly.
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