Odisha desserts: Delectable and popular sweets you must try

Cuisine from Odisha is quite different from the other Indian cuisines and you can tell the difference by consuming the staple dishes of the state. Odia foods are comparatively less oily (unless we are talking about fried snacks) as compared to the other Indian dishes. Sweets from the state are also often one of the most preferred dishes. Here we bring you a list of some well known Odia sweets that are loved by everyone who has a sweet-tooth. 

Chhena Gaja

Chhena Gaja, which is best available in Balasore region is made from Chhena (meaning cheese curds and is similar to cottage cheese) blended with a mix of sugar and semolina and is mixed well. The mix is then given the shape of small cylindrical size and is fried in oil after which it is dipped in the sugar syrup.

Rasabali

Rasabali is a famous dessert from Kendrapara district. It is one of the many dishes that is served to Lord Jagannath in the form of 'Chappan bhog'. Also made from chhena a form of cheese curd used to prep dishes, Rasabali is a reddish-brown dish, which is in the form of a patty and is also fried before adding them into thick condensed milk finally garnished with cardamom. 

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Chhena Poda

This sweet dish is among the most famous sweet dishes from Odisha. Chhena Poda is made with kneaded chhena, sugar, and nuts. It is baked for many hours till turns brown. Chena Poda means burnt cheese when translated and one might think about the need to eat a burnt dish, but with every bite, the taste of the satiating juicy and smoky chhena will blow your mind away.

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Malpua

One of the many famous items in Bhubaneswar is Malpua. Made from a batter mixed with wheat flour, bananas, milk, fennel seeds and coconut (optional), which when deep-fried in oil results in perfectly sweet and delicious dessert is something that you can get very easily at Bhubaneswar and nearby areas. By the looks of it, it can be called as the sweet Indian pancake, famous in Nepal and Bangladesh as well.

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Rasagulla

Rosogolla is a traditional sweet which, according to the legends is offered to Goddess Laxmi during Rath Yatra, i.e. Chariot festival. This sweet is made in two colours i.e. white and brown depending on the sugar syrup used. Like all the other milk sweets, Rosogolla is also made by cheese curds and dipped in sugar syrup later. Rosogolla is so famous in the states that the Odisha government decided to celebrate a day for Rosogolla.

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