Published 16:08 IST, October 30th 2019
Bihari cuisine: 5 must-try savoury dishes from the state
Bihari cuisine is the land of Mughlai richness, Kashmiri wazwan, Lakhnavi nazakat, and Hyderabadi piquancy, not much is spoken about Bihari food. Read more.
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cuisine of Bihar is similar to rth Indian cuisine but has influences of East India cuisines. It is highly seasonal and involves bevers like sharbat and dry sesame seed preparations that are consumed in winters. most popular Bihari cuisine is Litti Chokha. This cuisine has many scrumptious and exotic dishes that are a must-try for every food conisseur. Here is a list of must-try savoury dishes of Bihari cuisine.
Litti Chokha
This is one of most popular dishes in Bihari cuisine. It is me of wheat and sattu with ded flavour of spices, kneed into round spicy balls. y are dipped in ghee before serving. texture of Litti along with crunchy crust makes it a fulfilling meal. Chokha is prepared by mashed vegetables that include potatoes, brinjal, tomatoes, ding spices and chopped onion, garlic, etc and served with Litti. Bihari food includes Sattu or gram flour, it is mixed with spices and filled in wheat dough balls, rolled and cooked with ghee to form sattu parantha that is also called makuni.
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Mutton Kebabs and Reshami Kebabs
Bihari cuisine is also famous for its lip-smacking n-veg delicacies. famous mutton kebabs of Patna are one of royal delicacies with a historical origin. When exploring Bihari cuisine, don’t forget to visit Mahgu in Kamkua. Maghu’s mutton kebabs is a delightful treat for your taste buds. Also, Rajendra Nagar in Patna has a shop named Richie Rich, famous for its Reshmi Kebabs. se kebabs give a tough competition to Luckw’s Galauti Kebabs.
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Dal Peetha
Dal Peetha is Bihari version of dumplings or momos. This is me with rice flour and stuffed with lentil paste, with ded flavours of spices and pickles. dumpling is n steamed or fried. It is usually eaten at breakfast. Ar version of this dish is stuffing of lentil paste is mixed with spices and rolled into chappatis and is called Dal Puri.
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Khi Bi
This is one of staple delicacies of Bihari cuisine. It is me from gram flour and has two elements. gravy kwn as Khi is a yellow liquid me from gram flour mixed with buttermilk with an dition of spices. Bi is me from paste of gram flour and spices, deep-fried in oil. It is usually served with rice or puris.
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Puri Sabzi
It is a lip-smacking platter of bre served with aloo ki sabzi and pickle. Poori is basically deep-fried bre me from wheat flour. aloo ki sabzi is me of potatoes fried along with spices and herbs. In Bihar, it is served with dessert of jalebi that makes it a balanced platter.
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14:43 IST, October 30th 2019