Kanika (food)

Kanika with dalma (served in bowl)

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][better source needed]

It was traditionally served in Odia weddings or picnics but has largely been replaced by pulao and biryani. In West Bengal a similar dish known as misthi pulao is prepared during marriages or ceremonies which is relished with mutton curry. Kanika has a stronger flavor than misthi pulao and can be eaten with dalma or mutton curry or as dessert at the end of a meal.[citation needed]

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][better source needed]

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ Pitabas Routray (June–July 2019). "Biggest Wonder of the World: Kitchen of Lord Shri Jagannath" (PDF). magazines.odisha.gov.in. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
2. ^ "Daily Rituals in Jagannatha Temple | Holy Dham". www.holydham.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
3. ^ MyYellowApron (2019-01-31). "Odisha Kanika |Mitha Pulao |Sweet Rice". MyYellowApron. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2020-01-23.

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