Korakhai is a sweetmeat whose principal ingredients are khai (a form of puffed rice),
jaggery
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, coconut and cardamom. It is a traditional Odia food, mainly served as a
prasad
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in temples. It is a common food in the state of
Odisha
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, India. Pilgrims offers Korakhai as a form of prasad to lord
Lingaraj
Lingaraja Temple () is a Hindu temple dedicated to Shiva and is one of the oldest temples in Bhubaneswar, the capital of the Indian state of Odisha, India. The temple is the most prominent landmark of Bhubaneswar city and one of the major touri ...
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It is also a form of caramelized
lia
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, and is also known as Leeaa in western Odisha.
Ingredients
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Khai
Khai is a village in the Punjab province of Pakistan
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Jaggery
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or
sugar
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Coconut
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Cardamom
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Preparation
Caramelization:
:For caramelization add sugar or jaggery to water and let it melt for 10-15 minutes. Add Coconut pieces and cinnamon to it.
Preparation of Kora:
:Add puffed rice to the caramelized solution and make balls for Muan or cut it into pieces for Khai.
See also
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Chhena Poda
Chhenapoda () () is a cheese dessert from the Indian state of Odisha. ''Chhena poda'' literally means ''Burnt Cheese'' in Odia, referring to its caramelised crust exterior and soft, spongy texture with slightly smoky notes. It is often describ ...
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Rasabali
Rasabali (, IAST: rasābaḷi) is a sweet dish from Odisha, India. It consists of deep fried flattened reddish brown patties of chhena (farmer cheese) that are soaked in thickened, sweetened milk ( rabri). Flattening the chhena into palm-sized pa ...
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Rasagolla
Rasgulla (literally "syrup filled ball") is a syrupy dessert popular in the eastern part of South Asia. It is made from ball-shaped dumplings of chhena dough, cooked in light sugar syrup. This is done until the syrup permeates the dumplings ...
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Chhena Gaja
Chhena gaja () is a sweet dish from Balasore, Odisha, India. Unlike some other popular chhena-based Odia desserts, such as rasagola, which have spread throughout India, the chhena gaja remains largely popular within the state itself.
Although ...
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Kheersagar
Khīrå sāgårå () is an Odia sweet dish that literally translates to ''ocean of milk'' in Odia language. The sweet has depiction in Hindu scriptures about Lakshmi serving Vishnu and Madhusudana with it.
Khīrå sāgårå consists of marble-si ...
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Chhena Kheeri
Chhena kheeri () is a sweet dish originally from coastal Odisha in eastern India.
Preparation
Chhena kheeri is made by deep-frying cubes of chhena cheese. Although typically ghee is used as the frying medium, chefs frequently substitute this wi ...
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Chhena jalebi
Chhena jalebi or Chhena jilapi is a sweet dish originally from the eastern state of Odisha in the Indian subcontinent. It is a dessert made from chhena. It is popular in Odisha, West Bengal, Bangladesh and other eastern regions of the Indian sub ...
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List of Indian sweets and desserts
This is a list of Indian sweets and desserts, also called ''Sweets from the Indian subcontinent, mithai'', a significant element in Indian cuisine. Indians are known for their unique taste and experimental behavior when it comes to food. Many In ...
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Oriya cuisine
Odia cuisine is the cuisine of the Indian state of Odisha. Compared to other regional Indian cuisines, Odia cuisine uses less oil and is less spicy, while nonetheless remaining flavorful. Rice is the staple food of this region. Mustard oil i ...
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References
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Cuisine of Odisha
Indian cuisine
Foods containing coconut
Rice dishes