Come a special occasion and a typical Odia mind will go straight into the vast array of pithas that the rich and diverse Odia cuisine treasures. From weddings to pujas and festivals, pitha is a quintessential part of a typical Odia spread. Also, the assortment of pitha starting from manda to saptapuri and chakuli never fails to tug at the heartstrings of an Odia no matter what. However, the most commonly eaten, simplest and most popular pitha is chakuli pitha. Basically thin crepes made from a batter of soaked rice and balck gram, chakuli pitha is usually served with ghuguni or dalma. Rice and black gram are soaked overnight, made into a batter and left to ferment for 6-8 hours and then made into crispy and thin crepes to be savoured any time of the day. Searching for a perfect weekend breakfast? Try this Odia chakuli pitha and we are sure you’ll love it.