Alternative names | Haldi patra pitha |
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Course | Dessert |
Place of origin | India |
Region or state | Odisha |
Main ingredients | Rice flour, turmeric leaves, black gram, coconut or chhena, jaggery, black pepper |
Enduri pitha, also known as Haldi patra pitha, is a variety of pitha made in the Indian state of Odisha mostly in the northern, eastern and central region. [1] Ingredients are turmeric leaves, black gram, rice flour, coconut or Chhena, jaggery, black pepper. [2] Enduri is mostly prepared during Prathamastami [3] [4] and Manabasa Gurubara. [5] It is a light snack and has laxative effect because of the turmeric leaves that are used to wrap the pitha. Traditionally, enduri used to be made by steaming in large earthen pots. [6] Enduri is one of the many other pithas offered to Jagannath in the Jagannath Temple, Puri for " Sakala dhupa" (breakfast). [7] [8] [9]
'Enduri Pitha' a traditional delicacy of Odisha to showcase the medicinal properties of turmeric plant was prepared in most Odia households on Monday to mark the celebration of 'Prathamashtami'