Odisha Mo Odisha

 This is my first attempt at creating a step-by-step video for a Odiya recipe. I have never tried this before so hopefully this works.. So...Here goes !!! Recipe name : Egg Devil or Egg Chop Recipe Type : All time favorite Odiya snack - Good for guests, family - Good in Winters & Rains - Not recommended for Summer.  Hope you like this format. Will try more when the time is right.. And yes.. Now is the time to try something new !! Enjoy !!

This is an old story which never got published. But I did write it though !! From some week in January 2020.... This last week was totally crazy. It was the first week after the holiday break & there was so much to do. Schools re-opened, which meant we had to meal plan & run like headless chickens starting @ 6am till 7:45am. Amidst all this, some office friends had planned a "Lets welcome the new year" potluck party. Unfortunately that party didn't happen as planned. But me being me had a plan written down & I wanted to make mutton biryani (as planned for the party). So here's how I did it. "Three Cheers" from me to folks who believe in their plans & work to see it through no matter what the circumstances are. The year 2020 is a new beginning for me. I don't have much resolutions to keep (other than the generic ones which I make every year & then forget by Valentine's day - aka loose weight & fit into a size 6 dr...

In Katak (where I grew up).. making the ever so delicious goat curry is typically a Sunday affair.. Baba will get up early in the morning, have his tea & take the "non-veg" bag (Yes.. however funny it sounds, its still followed in Odisha.. there are different bags for vegetables..grocery stuff & then non-veg things)..  Anyways.. Baba'd then meet up with his friends.. and I remember one uncle who actually knew a very good butcher.. who'd then cut fresh goat meat and pack different bags for the gentlemen who'd have gathered around his butcher's block or may be sipping the second cupp'a tea in the nearest tea stall while all the cutting & chopping is happening.. :) I know.. I know.. its a boring detail of a much less than mundane life.. why I share it with you? Well.. we always need to remember our roots you see.. The root to an awesome Odiya style goat curry a.k.a Khaasi Mangsha Tarkaari is in fact strictly driven by the quality of the goa...