Badi / Urad dal Badi

Badi is a Oriya food supplement that is prepared by every household. Badis are prepared along with biridal. These are prepared and stored in air tight container  for rest of the year. Badis are mostly cooked along with green vegetables or saag (green leafs). Whereas the making of Kakharu Badi is  once in a year event, which is scheduled to be prepared only in the winter i.e in the Hindu calendar month of Margasira, may be for the reason it is the time  when the kakharu, the big white pumpkins  are being  harvested. In case you   miss the bus to prepare  these Kakharu Badis in the winter, then you need to resort to buying the badis that are available in the open market. But I tell you that stuff  may not meet the needed hygienic standards.It needs a meticulous planning and its execution to prepare the kakharu badis. The entire family members are involved to prepare the badis at home. Mostly the older lady or the granny of the family takes the charge to make the badis. On the other hand the man go to buy the grocery, while ladies prepare the badis manually  with hand. Finally the children of the family help the ladies to gather the dry badis from the sun.