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Cereals and bread from Odisha, India

Odisha fermented pithas (chakuli pitha, enduri pitha)ଚକୁଳି ପିଠା

Rice and dehulled black gram are soaked, ground into a batter and left to ferment. The batter is either poured thin on a hot griddle as chakuli pitha, or spread on turmeric leaves around a sweet coconut filling and steamed as enduri pitha.

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Odisha fermented pithas itself.

Short entryCereals and bread10 min

Recipe

Amounts from a sourceHousehold recipe for enduri pitha from one Odia food site; the sources give no fixed amounts for chakuli.
Raw rice3 cupsSoaked overnight, ground slightly coarse (enduri pitha)[eodisha-enduri]
Dehulled black gram1 cupSoaked overnight, ground to a thick batter (enduri pitha)[eodisha-enduri]
SaltMixed into the black gram paste; no amount given[eodisha-enduri]
Filling for enduri pitha1 coconut, 5–6 tsp sugar or jaggery, 1–2 cardamom podsGrated coconut dry-fried with cottage cheese and sugar or jaggery[eodisha-enduri]
Turmeric leaves8–10Wrap for enduri pitha[eodisha-enduri]

Total time across the recorded steps: 10 min

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Close-up: water moving into a grain

What changes: Rice and dehulled black gram soak in separate bowls of water

Step 1 of 5
Soak rice and black gram separately
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented

Soaked overnight in the enduri recipe; no source gives hours. Output: soaked rice and dal.

Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Rice and dehulled black gram are soaked, ground into a batter and left to ferment. The batter is either poured thin on a hot griddle as chakuli pitha, or spread on turmeric leaves around a sweet coconut filling and steamed as enduri pitha. Made in 5 steps over 10 min. The longest step, steam the parcels (enduri) or fry thin on a griddle (chakuli), takes 10 min (Naik G. 2012).

Key numbers
Main step10 minReported[eodisha-enduri]Steam the parcels (enduri) or fry thin on a griddle (chakuli)

What makes this one different

The batter is the same rice and black gram mix as idli and dosa. Enduri is steamed inside turmeric leaves with a sweet filling, and chakuli is a griddle cake whose thin form is similar to dosa.

Related ferments

Variants

  • Saru chakuliThe thinner version, similar to dosa.
  • Burha chakuliA thicker version with jaggery, paneer and grated coconut.

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

Enduri pitha is made for Prathamastami, when Odia families pray for the long life of their eldest children; turmeric leaves from Kandhamal district are sent across the state for it.

  1. [sharma2021] Sharma A. 2021, A review on traditional technology and safety challenges with regard to antinutrients in legume foods, Journal of Food Science and Technology 58(8):2863–2883 (table entry for pitha, citing Ray et al. 2016)paper
  2. [eodisha-enduri] Naik G. 2012, Enduri pitha, the typical Odia pitha prepared on Prathamastami, eOdisha.orgweb
  3. [wp-chakuli] Wikipedia, Chakuli pitha (outline and variants only)wiki