The Accidental cuisine of Odisha


    It was a pleasant evening of a tiring day in the late 1940s. A pastry chef named Sudarsan Sahu was shutting his small sweet shop and decided to mix sugar in the leftover chenna[a form of cheese] and put it on an Indian chullah by-mistakenly, and on the next day, a magnificent dish was introduced named chenna poda[baked cheese]. Then he made some small modifications and presented this dish which started its journey from a small village named Dasapalla, Nayagarh of Odisha and now touching the heart of most Indians.

    

    It may be noted here that the district administration in Nayagarh has asked all the Odisha government offices to celebrate “World Chhena Poda Day” on April 11. Nayagarh district administration has already applied for GI tag to 'Chhena Poda', a popular baked cheese dessert of Odisha.



Main Ingredients: Chhena [cheese], sugar, cashew nuts, raisins, cardamom

Comments

  1. BinayakMay 8, 2023 at 3:30 AM

    This serms like a great story. Thrilled read about this incredible sweet dish.

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  2. SugyaniMay 8, 2023 at 3:44 AM

    Nice

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  3. Sagarika SahooMay 8, 2023 at 4:14 AM

    Thank you for telling us such a sweet story about our odisha authentic sweet.

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  4. SubhaMay 11, 2023 at 9:25 AM

    Chena poda has always been my favourite but from this i got to knew new facts about it

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  5. AnonymousMay 14, 2023 at 12:01 AM

    Never knew about this. Thank you Dear for your blog. Worth of sharing

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  6. AnonymousMay 14, 2023 at 12:15 AM

    Mouth watering dish😍

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  7. AnonymousMay 14, 2023 at 2:34 AM

    Wow. Chenna Poda is always top most among all odisha sweets.

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  8. ManoranjanMay 14, 2023 at 3:05 AM

    I ❤️ chenna poda

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  9. AnonymousMay 14, 2023 at 4:29 AM

    Very informative. Much recommended to have when in odisha. Its taste is heavenly. It looks like cheesecake but the sugar rush n texture are yum

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  10. SwagatikaMay 14, 2023 at 4:58 AM

    The most famous and incredible sweet of odisha❤

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  11. SugyaniJune 2, 2023 at 12:48 AM

    Love ❤️ this dish..got to know new things from your Blog .. thank you dear❤️

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