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Thursday, November 17, 2016

Kakharu Patra Bara ( Tender Pumpkin leaf Fritters )

Pumpkin leaves or 'Kakharu patra' is one of the many greens consumed in Odisha. Though the leaves are rather coarse to touch and one might have initial misgivings about consuming them, they are quite delicious if prepared properly. While the 'Kakharu Dunka Raee' is the most popular recipe that makes use of the leaves, there are lesser known stir fries made with the tender ones.

But it was one of those days when I wanted something crispy to go with my rice and dal. And these leaves were the only thing I had in stock. Hence I ended up chopping them finely, mixing them with some garlic, onion and a binding agent to prepare some nice pan-fried fritters.

Read on for the recipe -

















Preparation Time - 20 mins

Ingredients -

  • 9-10 tender pumpkin leaves
  • 1-2 small garlic cloves (finely chopped)
  • 1 small onion (finely chopped)
  • 1/5 tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp besan
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • salt to taste
  • 3-4 tsp for pan frying


Preparation - Wash and shake off the excess water from the pumpkin leaves. Chop into fine pieces.

Take into a mixing bowl along with the garlic, onions, besan, cornflour, red chili powder and salt. Mix everything using a few drops of water.

Cooking - Heat a frying pan. Drizzle a teaspoon of oil all over the surface.

Take spoonfuls of the mixture on the pan and flatten into small discs. Drizzle more oil around each one.

Cook till brown spots appear on the surface. Flip them over.

Drizzle little more oil around each one. Remove them once they are crisp and done on both sides.

Serve hot with rice and dal.

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

Piaja Sagaw Bara ( Rustic Spring Onion fritters )

In most Odia homes, a pakhala meal calls for the inclusion of the 'Ulli piyaja' or sambar onions as they are commonly known. So, it hardly comes as a surprise that almost everyone with a vegetable patch would be found growing a batch of these flavorsome onions. They are a hardy lot requiring minimum care and even a small patch yields enough to last through the summer season when 'Pakhala' becomes the staple food of a scorched Odisha.

But it is not only the onions that are prized. Even the leaves are quite tasty and can add a lot of flavor to the dals or other mixed vegetable curries ( especially santula ).However, my favorite recipe with those greens happens to be the yummy fritters that they yield .

It is a rather unremarkable recipe that just calls for the use of a bit of rice paste that acts as the binding agent. But the taste is simply unparalleled. These fritters can be had with Pakhala or hot rice though you will definitely get tempted to bite into a few straight from the skillet. 

Read on for the recipe -

















Preparation Time - 15 mins

Ingredients - 

  • 2 cup chopped onion greens ( tightly packed )
  • 1 small onion ( finely chopped )
  • 1 tsp sesame seeds
  • salt to taste
  • 3 tsp oil

For the rice paste -

  • 1/4 cup raw rice
  • 2 pinch cumin seeds
  • 1 dry red chili

Preparation - Wash and soak the rice for 3-4 hours. Grind into a smooth paste along with the cumin seeds and red chili using little water.

Muddle/crush the onion greens and potatoes lightly. Transfer to a mixing bowl. Add just enough of the rice paste ( 2/3 of the given quantity is enough ) to bind the greens. Sprinkle salt and the sesame seeds. Mix everything.

Cooking - Heat a thick bottomed skillet. Drizzle oil over it. 

Take about two teaspoonfuls of the spring onion mixture for each fritter and place it on the skillet. Flatten it a bit but do not spread it too thin. Let it cook on a low flame till it turns a little brown on one side.

Flip it over. Drizzle a little more oil on top. Cook to a similar brown hue.

Remove and serve immediately with hot rice or Pakhala.


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