Lia (food)
Korakhai offered to Lingaraja in Lingaraja temple, Bhubaneswar. | |
Course | Ukhuda, Korakhai, Khai |
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Place of origin | India |
Region or state | Orissa |
Main ingredients | Fried rice |
Cookbook: Lia, ଲିଆ Media: Lia, ଲିଆ |
Lia (Odia: ଲିଆ) (fried paddy[1][2]) is a prepared food from rice mainly consumed in the region of Odisha, India.[3] The other varieties are Khai (Odia: ଖଇ) (fried paddy) and Ukhuda (Odia: ଉଖୁଡ଼ା)[4] (fried paddy sweetened by jaggery). It is a form of puffed rice (Rice puffs while roasting it with heated sand) which is added with jaggery syrup. "Kora khai", a derived food from "khai" is offered to Lingaraja in Lingaraja temple, Bhubaneswar.[5]
References
- ↑ Ray, Dr. Krishna Gopal (2003). Volume 5 of Fairs and Festivals of India. Gyan Pub. House. p. 471. ISBN 9788121205894.
- ↑ Das, Patnaik, Raicharan, Dhirendranath (1982). Festivals of Orissa. Orissa Sahitya Akademi. p. 80.
- ↑ Panda, Shishir Kumar (1991). Medieval Orissa: a socio-economic study. Mittal Publications. p. 152. ISBN 9788170992615.
- ↑ Jena, B. B. (1980). Orissa, people, culture, and polity. Kalyani Publishers, Original from the University of Michigan.
- ↑ Lord Lingaraja, Offerings
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