Ekabarni ( ଏକବର୍ଣ୍ଣି) - Authentic odia recipe

Ekabarni is part of the chappan bhog recipe offered to Lord Jagannath . It is a one pot meal of rice, dal, vegetables, ginger and lemon / orange juice with ghee.

Ingredients :-

• Gobind bhoga Rice - 300 gms
• Orange/Lemon juice - 1/2 cup
• Moong and Chana Dal ( Moong Dal is roasted)- 100gm
• Grated Coconut - 1Cup
• Desi Ghee - 1/2cup
• Salt to taste
• Jeera - 1tbs

In vegetables:-
• Reddish - 1 nob
• Spiny Gourd - 2nobs
• Pointed Gourd - 2 nobs
• Ginger - 2 inch(crushed)

Method :-

• First cut all the vegetables in cube sized, wash and keep it aside.

• Then mix the rice, dal, grated ginger and vegetables all together. 

• Then Add the grated coconut,Salt to taste, add1 tbsp Jeera, 3 tbsp Ghee mix it well all together and keep    it aside.

• Place a pot or container on stove and pour water to heaten up.

• After the water starts to boil put the whole rice, dal and vegetables mixture in it.

• Let it to boil with medium flame. 

• Meanwhile cut the orange into half and squeeze the juice and keep it aside.

• Place a frying stick and cover it for 15 mins let it cook with medium flame. 

• Mix and check in between Everything is cooked properly or not.

• Once all the vegetables and rice cook properly 

• Then Cook it for another more 5 mins (without covering)

• Finally add 3-4 tbsp Ghee and Orange Juice then cover it and switch off the flame. 

• Know it's done our Ekabarni is ready to serve, serve it with mittha dal or Mahura and enjoy.