Rasabali

Rasabali (Odia: ରସାବଳୀ, IAST: rasābaḷi) is a sweet dish from Odisha, India. It consists of deep fried flattened reddish brown patties of chhena (farmer cheese) that are soaked in thickened, sweetened milk (rabri). Flattening the chhena into palm-sized patties is done in order to allow them to absorb the milk more readily. The thickened milk is also usually lightly seasoned with crushed cardamom pods.^[2]

Rasabali (ରସାବଳୀ)

Place of origin	Kendrapara, Odisha, India[1]
Main ingredients	Chhena Rabri
Media: Rasabali (ରସାବଳୀ)

Rasabali is offered to Baladevjew, and originated in the Baladevjew Temple of Kendrapara.^[1] It is one of the Chapana bhoga of Puri's Jagannath Temple.^[3] It received a GI tag on 3 October 2023.^[4]

See also

• Chhena gaja
• Rasagolla
• Chhena poda
• Khira sagara
• Chhena kheeri
• Chhena jalebi

References

1. Mohanty, Gopinath (2003). Cultural Heritage of [Orissa]: pts. 1-2. Katak. State Level Vyasakabi Fakir Mohan Smruti Samsad. p. 650. ISBN 978-81-902761-3-9.
2. "Rasabali". vegetarian-restaurants.net. Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 14 July 2007.
3. Miśra, Narayan (2007). Mishra, Durga Nandan (ed.). Annals & Antiquities Of The Temple Of Jagannatha. Sarup & Sons. p. 190. ISBN 978-81-7625-747-3.
4. "Kendrapara's famous sweetmeat 'Rasabali' gets GI tag". Odisha TV.