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Lia (Oriya: ଲିଆ) (fried paddy) is a prepared food from rice mainly consumed in the region of Orissa India. The other varieties are Khai (Oriya: ଖଇ) (fried paddy) and Ukhuda (Oriya: ଉଖୁଡ଼ା) (fried paddy sweetened by jaggery). It is a form of popped rice (Rice pops while roasting it with heated sand) which is added with jaggery syrup. Kora khai a derived food from khai is offered to Lingaraja in Lingaraja temple Bhubaneswar.
