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The temple kitchen has got the capacity to cook for one lakh people each day. It is said to be the largest kitchen in the world.Mahaprasad is cooked only in earthen pots and the medium of food is fire and wood only. There are 240 fireplaces and 600 cooks who cook varieties of rice, vegetables, and sweets for Lord Jagannath. The fire is lit from the Homa sacrificial fire. The Mahaprasad of Jagannath is so sacred that, it is believed, anyone can eat from a pot that someone has already eaten from. The beauty of the Mahaprasada is it does not spoil even if retained for a long period of time and it remains hot for a long time.This Mahaprasad is allowed to be consumed by people of all castes and creeds without any discrimination.
There are six sets of offerings which are made throughout different meal hours. Here is the complete list of the 56 dishes of chhappan bhog :
Gopala Vallabha Bhoga (8.30 AM)
Sakala Dhupa (10.00 AM)
Bhoga Mandapa Bhoga (11.00 AM)
Madhyanha Dhupa (12.30 PM to 1.00 PM)
Sandhya Dhupa (7.00 PM to 8.00 PM)
Bada Srungara Bhoga (11.00 PM)
Making 56 dishes is definitely not an easy task. But it is believed that Goddess Laxmi supervises the meal and assures that it is prepared with the utmost devotion and care.
Rice dishes -
1.Sadha Anna тАУ Simple Rice cooked in water.
- Dahi Pakhala тАУ Water rice mixed with curd.
- Kanika тАУ Flavoured rice with ghee and sugar.
- Thali Khichudi тАУ Yellow rice mixed with lentil, ghee and sugar.
- Ada Pakhala тАУ Water rice with grated ginger.
- Ghea Anna тАУ Rice mixed with Ghee.
- Mitha Pakhala тАУ Water rice mixed with sugar.
- Odia Pakhala тАУ Water rice mixed with ghee, lemon and salt.
- Khecudi тАУ Rice mixed with Lentil.
Sweets dishes -
- Khaja тАУ A sweet dish prepared from basic ingredients like maida. These are layered fritters, soaked in sugar syrup.
- Gaja тАУ┬а A sweet dish made of wheat which is fried and then soaked in sugar syrup.
- Ladu тАУ A delicious round shaped sweet dish made with flour, sugar and ghee.
- Jeera Ladu тАУ A ladoo prepared with cumin seeds, lemon juice, sugar and salt.
- Magaja Ladu тАУ An extremely flavoursome ladoo made with gram flour, ghee, milk and sugar.
- Mathapuli тАУ A special sweet dish made of Ghee, beans ground into a thick paste and Ginger.
- Khuruma тАУ It is made of sugar, wheat, ghee and Salt.
- Jagannath Ballav тАУ An item made of wheat, sugar and ghee which is black in color.
- Kakara тАУ A famous Odia cuisine made of ghee, sugar, grated coconut and wheat.
- Luni Khuruma тАУ It is basically a salty buscuit made of ghee, wheat, and salt.
- Marichi Ladu тАУ A type of ladoo made with wheat and sugar.
Pitha, Manda
- Suar Pitha тАУ It is made of wheat and ghee.
- Chadai Lada тАУ A sweet dish made of wheat, ghee, and sugar.
- Jhilli тАУ A famous sweet cuisine made of rice Flour, ghee and sugar.
- Kanti тАУ Made of rice Flour and ghee
- Manda тАУ It is a type of cake which is made of rice, coconut, jaggery, cheese and ghee.
- Amalu тАУ An item made of wheat, sugar and ghee.
- Puri тАУ A deep fried item made of flour and ghee. Basically a kind of bread.
- Luchi тАУ A pancake-like item made of maida and ghee that is deep fried.
- Dahi Bara тАУ A dish made of Biri/Urad dal and then deep fried. It is dipped in curd.
- Bara тАУ A fried item made with Biri dal and ghee.
- Arisa тАУ A flat cake made of rice flour, sugar and ghee.
- Tripuri тАУ Another flat cake made of rice, flour, sugar and ghee.
- Rosapaik тАУ A cake made with wheat and ghee.
Milk preparations
- Khiri тАУ A dessert made of milk, and sugar with rice.
- Papudi тАУ An item prepared from only the cream of milk.
- Khua тАУA dessert prepared out of Pure milk slowly boiled over many hours to a soft custard-like consistency.
- Rasabali тАУ A famous sweet dish made of milk, sugar, and wheat.
- Tadia тАУA traditional and famous Odia cuisine made of fresh cheese, sugar, and ghee.
- Chhena Khai тАУ It is made of fresh cheese, milk, and sugar.
- Bapudi Khaja тАУMade from the cream of milk, sugar, and ghee.
- Khua Manda тАУIt is made of milk, wheat, and ghee.
- Sarapulli тАУ This is the most famous milk dish prepared and the most difficult too. It is mainly made of pure milk boiled for hours.
Dal & Curries
- Biri Dali тАУ A simple dal made of biri/urad.
- Chana dali тАУ A simple dal made of chana.
- Mitha dali тАУ┬а A thick dal made from arhar dal (Pigeon pea/Legume) made with sugar and is sweet in taste.
- Muga Dali тАУ It is a type of odia dish prepared with lentil dal.
- Dalama тАУ┬а It is a typical Odia dish which is a combination of many types of dal and vegetables such as: Baigana (Eggplant),┬а Kakharu (Pumpkin), Bean, Kanda Mula (sweet potato), Coconut, Bodhi (a dried root vegetable that looks like a mushroom) with hing (asafoetida). Tomatoes (Bilati Baigana )are not used in Puri Abhada as itтАЩs a foreign vegetable.
- Raita тАУ A yogurt dish with radish, cucumber,salt and curd.
- Besar- A vegetable curry mixed with plenty of coconut and mustard paste.
- Saga тАУ┬а A dish made with leafy green plants like Spinach, Leutia, Koshala that is seasoned with garlic.
- Baigini. тАУA fried item made with eggplants
- Goti Baigana - A dish made of small eggplants and coconut sauce.
- Khata - A sour item made with cooked mango, apple, grape mixed and cooked together.
- Mahura - A type of mixed vegetable curry that uses very basic ingredients like Kakharu┬а (Pumpkin), Saru (Arbi/ Taro) Kanda Mula┬а (Sweet potato).
- Pita - An item made with the fried flowers of Neem tree.
- Potala Rasa- ItтАЩs a famous spicy gravy based odia dish in which the main ingredients are Potala (Pointed gourd) and coconut milk.
Lord Jagannath is also referred as the ....
"Luxurious Eating God". Lord Jagannath loves all dishes of dairy and the gods share a beautiful bond with their sweet tooth. For ages the Jagannath temple has played a tremendous role in nurturing the local cuisines and keeping the local culinary culture alive. For the people of Odisha, getting to savour Mahaprabhu's Chhappan Bhog is nothing less than a blessing. So, let us know in the comment section if you have ever got a chance to visit Lord Jagannath' temple and if you have, share your beautiful experiences with us.
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