Archive · 31 Jul 2026
Chef Vikas Khanna Serves Kanika Bhaat in New York City
Chef Vikas Khanna, a famous Indian chef, brought a special sweet rice dish called Kanika Bhaat to New York.
Kanika Bhaat is made with rice, ghee, sugar, raisins, and spices.
It is a favorite food at the Jagannath Temple in Odisha, India.
During the Rath Yatra festival, people offer it to the temple’s deities.
Khanna gave this dish to New Yorkers at his restaurant Bungalow to share the taste and meaning of the festival.
Chef Vikas Khanna introduced Kanika Bhaat, a sweet rice dish from Odisha, to New York during Rath Yatra celebrations.
The dish is a staple of the Jagannath Temple’s Mahaprasad and is offered to Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra, and Subhadra.
Khanna distributed the food at Bungalow, a restaurant he co‑opened with Jimmy Rizvi in the East Village on March 23, 2024.
Kanika Bhaat is made with aromatic rice, ghee, jaggery or sugar, raisins, cashews, cardamom, cloves, and bay leaves.
The offering symbolizes devotion, prosperity, and gratitude during festivals and the annual chariot festival.
- Who
- Chef Vikas Khanna
- What
- served Kanika Bhaat, a sweet rice dish from Odisha
- When
- July 17, 2024
- Where
- Bungalow, East Village, New York City
- Why
- to honor Lord Jagannath during Rath Yatra and share Odisha's culinary heritage
- Dish
- Kanika Bhaat
- Origin
- Odisha, India
- Chef
- Vikas Khanna
- Restaurant
- Bungalow
- Event
- Rath Yatra
- Date
- July 17, 2024
- Ingredients
- aromatic rice, ghee, jaggery/sugar, raisins, cashews, cardamom, cloves, bay leaves