Dahi Pakhala / Fermented Rice with Curd
Dahi Pakhala / Fermented Rice with Curd

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Dahi Pakhala(Fermented rice with curd) is a traditional Odia dish, prepared with rice, curd, lemon, panch phootan, mint/ curry leaves. Odisha, the land of Lord Jagannath is one of the eastern state of Indian subcontinent. As compared to other regional Indian cuisines, less oily and less spicy is the Odia cuisine.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have dahi pakhala / fermented rice with curd using 13 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Dahi Pakhala / Fermented Rice with Curd:
  1. Take 1 cup Rice
  2. Take 2.5 cups + 6 cups water
  3. Prepare 1 tbsp Oil
  4. Prepare 1/2 tsp Mustard
  5. Make ready 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
  6. Make ready 2 tsp Grated Ginger
  7. Take 1/4 tsp Asafoetida / Hing Powder
  8. Get 2 Green Chilli (Finely Chopped)
  9. Get 15 Curry Leaves
  10. Prepare 2 tsp or more Salt
  11. Prepare 2 cups Curd
  12. Make ready 1/2 cup Coriander Leaves
  13. Prepare 2 Citron Leaves (optional)

It is done to derive a sour taste. This fermented, cooked rice is known as pakhala. Basically fermentation of rice or vegetables is a century old practice, which involves slow development of these undercurrents of Basi Pakhala : Basi or stale is basically, the most preferred Pakhala variant. This one has high D-lactic acid content in it.

Instructions to make Dahi Pakhala / Fermented Rice with Curd:
  1. Cook rice with 2.5 cups water. Pour 6 cups water. Leave it atleast overnight.
  2. After the rice water gets fermented(atleast 12 hours), mash the rice with your clean hands. Add curd and mix well with clean hands.
  3. Heat oil. Pop up mustard. Add in the cumin seeds. Saute.
  4. Now add ginger, hing, green chilli and curry leaves. Saute.
  5. Add this seasoning and salt to the rice & curd mixture.
  6. Garnish with coriander leaves and citron leaves
  7. Offer Dahi Pakhal to Lord Jagannatha along with roasted green chilli or any stir fried vegetable. Honor Prasadam.

Dahi Pakhala / Fermented Rice with Curd. It prevents sun stroke and urinary problems due to heat. Dahi pakhala is an Oriya term for an Indian food consisting of cooked rice washed or little fermented in water. Pakhala or water rice is a humble Indian dish that combines cooked rice with water and a variety of spices. There are numerous variations on the dish, including dahi pakhala (pakhala with curd), basi pakhala (fermented pakhala), saja pakhala (fresh pakhala), and chupuda pakhala.

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