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Chakuli Pitha Recipe

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Dish Info

Chakuli pitha, a flat fermented cake made from Odia rice, has been popular in Odisha for centuries. It is prepared and served at festivals. To make the meal, combine rice flour, black gram, refined edible oil (preferably ghee or mustard oil), and salt.

Preparation

To make the batter, mix together rice flour, black gram, warm water, and salt. For several hours, the batter is covered and let to ferment. After that, the batter is poured into a skillet to form round flat cakes.

PREPARATION

Chakuli pitha can be enjoyed alone or with ghuguni, sambhar, sugar, jaggery, tea, milk, vegetables, and meat as a side dish.

Oven
Potatoes

Wash the vegetables

Pre-Preparation

Preheat a cast iron skillet in the oven to 125°F

Add oil to the skillet before cooking the Chakuli pitha

Cast Iron Pan

Chakuli pitha comes in a number of flavors. Saru Chakuli is a thinner, but identical, form of Dosa.  

Variation

Burha Chakuli is a thicker variation of the dish prepared from jaggery, paneer, and grated coconut.

Variation

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