The Jagannath Rath Yatra is a significant festival celebrated by the Hindus. Devotees from all around the country gather to celebrate it with great zeal and enthusiasm. This year, it will be celebrated on June 20, 2023. Jagannath Rath Yatra is celebrated in the Dwitiya Tithi of Shukla Paksha in the month of Ashadha. The biggest celebration of the festival is held in the Jagannath Temple in Puri, Odisha.
As we know the festivals of India are incomplete without its delicious traditional delicacies that enhance the celebration of the festival. So, here are 5 popular delicacies of Jagannath Rath Yatra:
- Khichidi
Khichidi is one of the dish that is offered to Lord Jagannath during the festival. Made with rice, lentils and spices and is served with papad and curd.
- Malpua
This scrumptious sweet dish is also a part of Prasad offered to Lord Jagannath. It is prepared with flour, milk, sugar, cardamom and fennel.
- Chenna Poda
This is one of the most popular sweets of Odisha. It is cooked with cottage cheese, rice flour, jaggery, milk, ghee and several dry fruits are added to it.
- Khaja
Another mouth-watering popular sweet is Khaja prepared with refined wheat flour into layered dough by adding sugar to it. This sweet is also offered to Lord Jagannath.
- Ukhuda
Ukhuda is prepared with puffed rice and is sweetened with sugar. This sweet dish is offered to Lord Jagannath in Puri