Celebrating Pakhala Dibasa at Ma Ra Handisala | Pakhala Divas 2024 | Taste of Odisha

It’s a celebration that has reached far and wide. Today, Pakhala Dibasa is celebrated by Odias residing across the globe too. In Odisha, people are marking the day with delicious pakhala preparations at home. Hosting parties for friends and relatives doubles the joys of this revelry surrounding the quintessential Odia dish.
Pakhaḷa is an Odia term for an Indian dish consisting of cooked rice washed or lightly fermented in water. The liquid part is understood as toraṇi. A standard Odia dish, the ingredients are rice, curd, cucumber, cumin seeds, fried onions, and mint leaves. It is popularly served with dry roasted vegetables-such as potato, brinjal, badi, and saga bhaja or fried fish.
The exact origins of celebrating World Pakhala Divas aren’t known. However, the eastern food dish was first introduced within the recipe of Lord Jagannath of Puri circa 10. The food item is considered good to beat the summer heat, and to promote it, World Pakhala Divas’s occasion is celebrated around the world.
The Odia community across the world celebrates the festive event of World Pakhala Divas, and the festivities aren’t limited to India only. However, apart from Assam, the main celebrations of World Pakhala Divas happen in West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu, Jharkhand, etc.
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