Enduri Pitha

Steamed rice dumpling wrapped in turmeric leaf — a fermented rice-and-urad-dal batter poured onto fresh turmeric leaves with a filling of fresh coconut and jaggery, folded, and steamed until set. The turmeric leaf imparts a faint golden hue and a distinctive earthy fragrance to the rice cake; the thin, spongy texture of the steamed batter absorbs the coconut-jaggery filling perfectly. Made specifically for the Prathamastami festival in Odisha (the celebration of the first child), enduri pitha has no precise equivalent in any other regional cuisine.