Bihar – the land of river Ganga where both rice and wheat are grown in plenty gives a lot of importance in eating seasonal food. The Bihari people usually cook food in mustard oil that gives a different taste to their delicacies. People of Bihar believe in making tasty and healthy food using seasonal ingredients with aromatic local spices and herbs in it.
Check out some famous food from the state of Bihar
# Litti Chokha The first name that comes in mind after listening to the word Bihar is Litti chokha. LittiChokha is the traditional dish of Bihar in which litti is small spicy balls made of wheat, sattu, and spices. Chokha is made by mashing boiled vegetables that include potatoes, brinjal, tomatoes, chopped onions, garlic, and spices.
# Khajuria/Thekua Khajuria is the most common snack in Bihar. It’s a deep-fried dish made from wheat flour and jaggery. It is also known as Thekua.
# Khaja Khaja is a wafer-like snack that is common in Bihar. Prepared from the mixture sugar and flour and then deep-fried. It is dipped and soaked in hot sugar syrup to add sweetness to it.
# Khurma and Laktho Khurma is also known as Shakkarpara, which is a sweet snack of Bihari people. Made of flour and salt, deep-fried, and then dipped in sugar syrup. If it is made of rice flour and thick jaggery syrup, then it is known as Laktho.
# Malpua Malpua is a dish that is prepared on special occasions and festivals. Its the batter is a mixture of flour, sugar, mashed bananas, and milk. Then, the batter is deep-fried to make it crispy. It is the most common sweet dish all over India.
# KadhiBadi KadhiBadi is the common dish of the households of Bihar. Gram flour is used to make Badi. Along with Kadhi, Badis are cooked at a low flame for a long time. It is prepared especially at the Holi festival.
# Balushahi Balushahi is a sweet dish having sweet khoya and spices like cardamom and cinnamon, and flavored with saffron.