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Taste of Odisha
Taste of Odisha
Elephant apple or Ouu, as it is known is Odisha, is a sour fruit . So jaggery or sugar is added to it while cooking to get a sweet-n-sour taste. Ouu Khata is a typical recipe of Odisha, which is not found any where else.
1 elephant apple (ouu)
1 small piece of ginger thoroughly minced (ada)
2-3 red chillies (sukhila lanka)
1/2 tsp mustard seed (sorisa)
30 gms jaggery (guda)
1/4 tsp turmeric powder (haladi gunda)
2-3 tsp of refined oil (rifain tela)
Salt to taste (luna)
Curry leaves (bhrusanga patra)
Cut the ouu (elephant apple) into small pieces. Heat oil in a frying pan over a medium heat. Add mustard seeds and let them splutter. Add curry leaves, red chilies and minced ginger and fry it for 2 minutes. Add cut ouu pieces, turmeric powder, salt, and mix it properly until ouu becomes light brown in colour. Then add water, jaggery and cover the pan over a medium heat until the ouu is properly cooked. Serve hot as a side dish with rice. You may also garnish the dish with shreded coconut before serving. In Orissa ouu is available in Oct-Nov (Kartika masa) and it is also used in habisha muga dalma. Ouu is rich in vitamin C and is mainly available in southeastern Asia. Its botanical name is Dillenia indica.
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The culinary tradition of Odisha is centuries old. It is intertwined with the cultural identity of Odisha, and has evolved over a long period of time to acquire a uniqueness of its own. Odia foods are less spicy and less oily, making them one of the healthiest foods of India. The Mahaprasad served to the deities in the famous Jagannath temple of Puri represents the heritage of the food traditions of Odisha. Rice, pulses and seasonal vegetables serve as the basic ingredient of Odia foods. Besides, fish and sea foods also form a major part of the food preferences in Odisha.
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