Litti Chokha
Smoky wheat balls stuffed with spiced sattu served with fire-roasted vegetable mash —...
Bihar Recipes
103 delicious recipes
Sattu Sharbat
Roasted chickpea flour drink with lemon and black salt — the ultimate Bihari summer...
Dal Pitha Bihar
Steamed rice dumplings stuffed with spiced chana dal — Bihar's everyday comfort dumpling
Sattu Stuffed Paratha
Flatbread stuffed with spiced roasted gram — the protein-packed Bihari breakfast on the go
Thekua
Deep-fried sweet wheat and jaggery cookies — the sacred Chhath Puja offering of Bihar
Chura Dahi
Flattened rice with thick yogurt and jaggery — the Bihari festive morning bowl
Bihari Kadhi
Tangy yogurt and gram flour curry with fried pakodis — the everyday Bihari comfort curry
Pua Sweet Pancake
Fluffy fried wheat and fennel pancakes — the festive Bihari sweet pancake for Holi and Chhath
Makhana Kheer
Fox nuts slow-cooked in saffron-sweetened milk — Bihar's most celebrated and...
Bihari Dal Tadka
Yellow lentils with a bold ghee and cumin tempering — the daily dal that anchors every...
Chana Ghugni
Dried yellow peas with onion, tomato and tamarind — the legendary street food of Bihar...
Aloo Chokha
Flame-roasted potato mash with mustard oil and raw onion — the most made Bihari side dish