Pakhala Bhaata | ପଖାଳ ଭାତ । Pakhala Recipe | Odia Food

Pakhala recipe
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Pakhala Bhaata | ପଖାଳ ଭାତ । Pakhala Recipe | Odia Food |Curd Rice | ଦହି ପଖାଳ

Description :-

Pakhala is a traditional Odia dish, it is prepared with rice, curd, cucumber, cumin seeds, fried onions and mint leaves. It is popularly served with dry roasted vegetables - such as potato, brinjal, badi and saga bhaja or fried fish. 

Ingredients :-

1. 1 cup cooked rice
2. 2 cup water 
3. 4 tbsp curd
4. Salt to taste
5. 1 tbsp oil
6. 1/2 tbsp panchphoran
7. 1 pinch asaefotida
8. 7 - 8 curry leaves 
9. To whole dry chilli

Directions :-

1. Wash and cook rice in a vessel.
2. Wash all greens and keep ready.
3. Take rice in a bowl.
4. Add water to it.
5. Add curd and mix well.
6. Add chopped coriander.
7. In a tadka pan add oil. Once hot add panchforan and red chillies. Add asafoetida and curry leaves and add this tadka to rice.
8. Pakhala is ready .
9. Serve it with dry roasted vegetables (bhaja) or fried fish.
10. Enjoy.

Cooking Time : 20 mins
Total Time :- 35 mins

Preparing Time :- 15 mins