DISH RESEARCH · Breakfast
Chakuli pitha
Also known as: Chakuli, Odia rice pancake
Soft fermented rice-and-urad pancakes served with Odia accompaniments.
About Chakuli pitha
Srivalli presents chakuli pitha as a traditional Odia breakfast, also eaten in homes and at festivals. This soft, thin rice-and-urad pancake follows the fermented preparation described in her recipe, within the saru chakuli style discussed in the article.
Rice and urad dal form the batter, with salt providing seasoning and cooking oil greasing the griddle. The finished pitha is described as soft and non-crunchy.
Round pancakes are cooked on both sides and served hot. The recipe pairs them with aloo bhaja, ghuguni and jaggery, bringing savoury accompaniments and sweetness alongside the rice-and-lentil base.
Allergens in this recipe
Allergen details are not yet confirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in Chakuli pitha
Srivalli's traditional Odia chakuli pitha with ghuguni and aloo bhaja.
- Urad dalBase
- RiceBase
- SaltSeasoning
- WaterLiquid
- Cooking oilCooking mediumIngredient page not linked
- Prepared aloo bhajaAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- Prepared ghuguniAccompanimentIngredient page not linked
- JaggeryAccompaniment
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Urad dal: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual50, split/skin state unprovided.
- Rice: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual51 and raw rice24, variety unprovided.
- Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed
- Water: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit53/58-61 soak/grind/thinning water, consolidated.
- Cooking oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Explicit54/65 generic cooking oil, botanical type unknown.
- Prepared aloo bhaja: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual69 named potato accompaniment, full separate subformula unprovided; not reconstructed from general name.
- Prepared ghuguni: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual69 prepared named accompaniment, intro26 describes white-pea curry but full formula unprovided, no automatic Wheat/Milk/Soy.
- Jaggery: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual69 side, cane/palm source unspecified.
Origins & food traditions
Countries
- India
- IndiaCatalogue link pending review
Cuisines & regions
- Odia Cuisine
- Odia CuisineCatalogue link pending review
AI-generated illustration of one possible presentation. Recipes and ingredients vary; the image does not establish allergen content.