Name: Pakhala platter(water rice platter) recipe by Illa Kanungo at BetterButter
Prep time: 420 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 480 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For Pakhala-; 2 cups cooked Rice.; 3 cups water; 4 tablespoons curd; salt as per taste; For sajana chuin aloo besara.; 4 no drumsticks; 2 medium size potatoes; 1 tablespoon mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon cumin seeds; 1 red chilli; 5 garlic cloves; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 2 tablespoon mustard oil; 1 teaspoon panch phutan; salt as per taste; Half cup water; Machha Bhaja; 4 -5 pieces of rohu fish; 1 teaspoon turmeric powder; 1 Teaspoon Chilli Powder; 1 teaspoon Lemon juice; 1 teaspoon salt; For methi saga; 3 cups chopped fenugreek leaves; 1 medium size potato chopped in small pieces; 4 garlic cloved ,crushed; 1 green chilli; 1 teaspoon panch phutan; 2 teaspoon oil

ABOUT Pakhala platter(water rice platter) RECIPE

A comfort food is that,which is always related with our emotion,childhood,and also linked to a special person like mother or grandmother and sometimes from a special place also. For me a comfort food is also that which i love to cook and love to eat. When i am thinking about some comfort food as an odia the first thing comes to my mind is Pakhala( Water Rice) or a full Pakhala platter. Which i can eat anytime,anywhere and in any season. Pakhala is a very popular dish of odisha which is cooked rice fermented in water or deeped in water. There are lot of varieties in pakhala like Basi Pakhala( Fermented Water Rice), Saja Pakhala(Fresh Water Rice),Jeera Pakhala(water Rice with roasted cumin seeds powder),Dahi Pakhala(Water Rice with curd) and many more.... And the best part of this dish which i like most is in Odisha we can find this dish in every household whether they are rich or poor.... So here is my pakhala platter with some desi style side dishes . Basi Pakhala( fermented Water Rice) with Machha Bhaja(Shallow fried fish),Sajana chuin aloo besara.(Drumsticks and potatoes cooked in mustard paste),Aloo bharta(Mashed potato),Baigana bharta(mashed roasted brinjal),Badichura(sundried lentil dumplings crumble),Methi saga Bhaja(Stir fried fenugreek leaves),kalara chips(Bitter gourds chips)

Ingredients Serving: 2

For Pakhala-
2 cups cooked Rice.
3 cups water
4 tablespoons curd
salt as per taste
For sajana chuin aloo besara.
4 no drumsticks
2 medium size potatoes
1 tablespoon mustard seeds
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 red chilli
5 garlic cloves
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
2 tablespoon mustard oil
1 teaspoon panch phutan
salt as per taste
Half cup water
Machha Bhaja
4 -5 pieces of rohu fish
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 Teaspoon Chilli Powder
1 teaspoon Lemon juice
1 teaspoon salt
For methi saga
3 cups chopped fenugreek leaves
1 medium size potato chopped in small pieces
4 garlic cloved ,crushed
1 green chilli
1 teaspoon panch phutan
2 teaspoon oil
salt as per taste
Aloo bharta
4 medium size boiled potato
2 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 finely chopped green chilli
1 teaspoon finely chopped coriander leaves
1 teaspoon mustard oil
salt as per taste
Baigana bharta
2 medium size brinja roasted
2 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 green chilli finely chopped
1 teaspoon coriander leaves finely chopped
1 teaspoon mustard oil
salt as per taste
Badi chura
10 no Badi
5 garlic clove
1 green chilli
2 teaspoon mustard oil
salt as per taste
Kalara chips
4 medium size bitter gourd cut into thin round pieces
1 teaspoon turneric powder
1 teaspoon red chilli powder
1 teaspoon salt
Oil for Deep frying

Instructions

Pakhla
Add water to the cooked rice and leave it for 5 to 6 hour or overnight.
At the time of serving add curd and salt as per taste.
Pakhala is ready
Sajana chuin aloo besara
Cut the drumsticks and potatoes in to fingure size pieces.
Make a fine paste of mustard seeds cumin seeds garlic and red chilli
Boil half cup water in a pan,put the drumsticks and potato pieces add the mustard paste,turmeric powder and salt .
Cover it and allow to cook for 10 minutes on medium flame
After it done keep it aside.
Heat mustard oil in a pan add panch phtan
Then add the boil drumsticks and potatoes and till becomes golden brown
Saja chuin aloo besara is ready
Machha Bhaja
Clean the fish properly with water
Add sal,t turmeric powder,chilli powder,lemon juice and mix well
Leave it for 15 minutes
Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the fish till it becomes golden brown
Machha Bhaja is ready.
Aloo Bharta
Mash the boil potatoes,add onion green chilli,coriander leaves, mustard oil , salt and mix it properly.
Aloo Bharta is ready
Baigana Bharta
Peel the roasted brinjal and mash it. Then add onion ,green chilli,coriander leaves ,mustard oil,salt and mix it properly.
Baigana Bharta is ready
Badi chura
Heat oil in a pan, shallow fry the badis till becomes golden brown
Add fried badis ,green chilli,garlic cloves,salt in a blender jar and pulse it for 3 to 4 times.
Badi chura is ready
Methi Saga Bhaja
Heat oil in a pan add panch phutan,green chilli and crushed garlic
Then add the potato pieces and cook it for 1 to 2 minutes
Then add fenugreek leaves salt and fry for 2 to 3 minutes
Methi saha bhaja is ready
Kalara chips
Put the bitter gourd pieces in to a bowl,add turmeric powder,chilli powder ,salt and mix well.
Leave fof 15 minutes
Heat oil and deer fry the bitter gourd pieces till becomes crispy
Kalara chips is ready.

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