Recipe: How to Prepare "Bela Pana (ବେଲ ପଣା)" — Read in English/Odia (PDF)

Mostly we prepares "Bela Pana" on the occasion of Odia New Year or Pana Sankranti (Maha Bisuba Sankaranti).  As you know Bela, Wood Apple or Bael (Aegle Marmelos) is one of the most medicinal fruit. It is very healthy & important for human body.

 If you want to prepare "Bela Pana" at you home, then you need few ingredients as listed below.

1. Ripe Bael (Pachila Bela)
2. Ripe Banana (Pachila Kadali)
3. Grated Coconut (Nadia Kora)
4. Chena (You can use Rasogulla instead of Chena)
5. Jaggery (Guda) - You can use Sugar instead of Jaggery.
6. Yogurt (Dahi)
7. Black Pepper Powder
8. Cardamom Powder
9. Water

Preparation: Collect all ripe pulps from a ripe Bael in a bowl. Add water and mix well with the help of you hand. Remove Bael seeds and unnecessary things from the mix (by hand). Now add Ripe banana, grated coconut, Chena, Jaggery, Black Pepper Powder, Cardamom Powder and mix well. Avoid mixing much water. Now the mix or Bela Pana is ready to serve. Check out our Odia article to read in Odia. Download the PDF below. Thank you!

Download "Bela Pana" Preparation Guide (ODIA)