Kanika (food) explained

Kanika (Odia: କାନିକା) is an aromatic sweet rice dish. It is an Odia dish traditionally prepared during festivals and pujas. It is one of the cooked items of the 56 dishes prepared as part of Mahaprasada or Chappan Bhoga in the Jagannath Temple.^[1] It is offered to Lord Jagannath as part of the morning meal known as sakala dhupa.^[2]

It was traditionally served in Odia weddings or picnics but has largely been replaced by pulao and biryani.

The key ingredients used to make it are fragrant rice, ghee, raisins, cashews, black cardamom, green cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, mace, bay leaf, nutmeg powder, sugar, salt and turmeric.^[3]

See also

• List of rice dishes
• Bisi bele bath, a rice dish from Karnataka, India

Notes and References

1. Web site: Biggest Wonder of the World: Kitchen of Lord Shri Jagannath. Pitabas Routray. magazines.odisha.gov.in. June–July 2019. 12 May 2023. 18 June 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230618174116/http://magazines.odisha.gov.in/Orissareview/2019/Jun-July/engpdf/Biggest-wonder-of-the-World-55-63.pdf. live.
2. Web site: Daily Rituals in Jagannatha Temple Holy Dham. www.holydham.com. 2020-01-23. 2019-11-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20191105095023/http://www.holydham.com/daily-rituals-in-jagannatha-temple/. live.
3. Web site: Odisha Kanika Mitha Pulao Sweet Rice. MyYellowApron. 2019-01-31. MyYellowApron. 2020-01-23. 2019-10-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20191007122629/https://myyellowapron.com/2019/01/31/odisha-kanika-mitha-pulao-sweet-rice/. dead.