Bhindi Khatta(ladies fingers with mustard gravy )

This is very nice and delicious recipes, Okra with mustard gravy and tamarind paste.
This is very nice and tasty Odisha recipes Bhindi Khatta you can take it with rice as a side dish.

Ingredients : -

• Bhindi  (ladies fingers)- 250gm
• Mustard seeds - 2tbsp 
• Cumin seeds - 1tbsp
• Garlic cloves  - 4-5 pieces 
• Dry red chilli - 2nobs (you can take chilli powder also)
• Turmeric powder - 1tbsp 
• Tamarind paste - 2tbsp
• Salt as per taste 
• Oil - 2-3tbsp(here I am using mustard oil but you can use any cooking oil)
• Panch foran - 1/2tbsp
• Curry leaves - 1tbsp (optional)

Method : -

• Wash and clean the Bhindi, cut into little big sizes and keep it aside.
• Then  grind the masala ( mustard seeds,cumin seeds,red chilli,garlic cloves ) add together put little water and grind it properly to get nice thick paste and keep it aside.
• Then take a pan add add 1tbsp of oil allow to heat then add the Bhindi and fry it until the stickiness disappears and keep aside.
• In the same pan add 2tbsp of oil,when oil is hot add 1/2tbsp of panch foran when it starts spluttering add curry leaves and add the masala paste,turmeric powder,salt to taste and mix it properly for few minutes.
• Then add the fried Bhindi and mix it then add 1cup of water into it and let it cook for 5-10mints until the Bhindi soft.
• Then add the tamarind paste (you can use dry mango also) and mix it properly and again let it boil another 2-3mints.
•  Then check your gravy consistency and switch off the flame.
• Your Bhindi Khatta is ready to eat. Serve hot with plain white rice.

Chena Poda

Chena Poda or cheese cake is an extremely authentic and extremely popular in odisha as a sweet dish that is made by slowly baking Chenna (Cottage cheese) in earthen fire for few hours and then cooling it down for hours before serving .The sweet dish owes its origin to the temple of Lord Jagannath. This is my husband’s one of the favorite sweet dish.

Ingredients:

• Cheese (chenna) – 1kg
• Semolina (suji) – 150gm
• Sugar (chini) – 500gm
• Cashew nuts (kaju) -150gm
• Raisin (kismis) – 50gm
• Cinnamon (dalchini)- 50gm

Method:

• Drain excess water from the curdled milk and mash the Chenna.
• Pour all ingredients in that chenna (cheese) and mix it properly using spoon or a hand blender.
• Preheat the oven at 350f .
• Pour  the mixture into the baking pan add the garnishing and bake it 40-50 mints till the top turns to light brown.
• Insert a tooth pick and check if it comes clean.
• Cool it after taking out from the oven.
• Your yummy sweet chenna  poda is Ready.
• Carefully cut into pieces like cake and serve.