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Bihar's Traditional Cuisine

 

1.    Litti Chokha : Sattu and wheat flour along with some spices are kneaded and shaped into small balls. The flour balls are then grilled in an open flame and dipped into ghee. Litti is done! Time to make the chokha. Mix mashed potato, brinjal, tomatoes and spices and chokha is ready. Now, break a piece of the litti and have it with some chokha and enjoy the deliciousness.

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2.     Naivedyam : This is a kind of laddoo that is served as prasad at the Hanuman Mandir . it is made. Gram flour, cashew, raisin, sugar, cardamoms and saffron are mixed and then cooked in ghee. When it turns into a sticky mix, small balls are rolled in the shape of a round laddoo. Needless to say, naivedyams are super tasty and they melt in your mouth.

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3.     Chandrakala : Small flour doughs are rolled, then stuffed with a sweet mixture and finally, shaped like a half-moon. The edges are closed with a nice pattern. The sweet stuffing includes khoya, dry fruits, coconut and for that special flavour, a bit of cardamom. The half-moon-shaped chandrakalas are then deep-fried and dipped into a sugar syrup . 

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4.     Chana Ghugni : If your tastebuds are convinced, here goes the recipe. Boil some chana (chickpea) and then pan fry the chana preferably in mustard oil (for the authentic Bihari flavour) along with spices, onions and chuda (flattened rice). Add chilli if you like spicy food.

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     : 5. khaja : Wheat flour, sugar and mawa are mixed into a dough. The dough then is rolled, folded a few times and then deep-fried. What you get after that is a flaky, crunchy, sweet delicacy. Khaja has another variant named belgrami. The difference between the two is that instead of wheat flour, milk solids are used belgrami.

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6.     Kesar Peda : Peda is a traditional Indian dessert. Milk, khoya, sugar, kesar (saffron) and cardamom powder are cooked together for some time. Once it becomes a dough-like consistency, it is shaped into small round pedas. Some pedas also have nice designs on them.

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7.     Dal Peetha : Rice flour dough is kneaded and small balls of dough are rolled. Each flour ball is stuffed with a stuffing of dal and spices and then steamed or fried. Often, instead of dumplings, the stuffed flour balls are rolled like a flatbread and then deep-fried.

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8.     Thekua : thekuas are made in different shapes and sizes. Different thekua moulds are easily available in the market that you can buy to shape the thekuas. Or just make a dough ball, press it a little to flatten it and then make designs with a fork or spoon. 

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