Jahni Santula is a quintessential Odia comfort dish—a light, nutritious, and incredibly flavorful vegetable medley. Since you enjoy Dalma, you’ll find this very familiar in its philosophy: it relies on the natural sweetness of the vegetables and a fragrant tempering rather than heavy spices.
In Odia, Jahni refers to Ridge Gourd (Turai), and Santula comes from the word santuliba, meaning to sauté or stir-fry lightly.
