“bihari”

Bihar Breakfast

Chura Dahi

Flattened rice with thick yogurt and jaggery — the Bihari festive morning bowl

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Kadhi

Tangy yogurt and gram flour curry with fried pakodis — the everyday Bihari comfort curry

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Pua Sweet Pancake

Fluffy fried wheat and fennel pancakes — the festive Bihari sweet pancake for Holi and Chhath

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Dal Tadka

Yellow lentils with a bold ghee and cumin tempering — the daily dal that anchors every...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Aloo Chokha

Flame-roasted potato mash with mustard oil and raw onion — the most made Bihari side dish

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Baigan Chokha

Fire-roasted eggplant mash — the smoky star of the Bihari chokha trio

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Tomato Chokha

Fire-roasted tomato mash with mustard oil and garlic — the tangy Bihari table condiment

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Khichdi Bihari

Rice and moong dal khichdi with generous ghee — the sacred daily food of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Rohu Fish Curry

Mustard and yogurt Rohu curry — the Mithila belt sharp and tangy fish preparation

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dinner

Bihari Mutton Curry

Slow-cooked bone-in mutton with mustard oil and whole spices — the prestige Sunday...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 70 min cook

Hard

Bihar Lunch

Pitehi Kaddu

Pumpkin with panch phoron and amchur — the sweet-savoury Bihari pumpkin curry

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Anarsa Festival Sweet

Deep-fried fermented rice and jaggery discs coated in poppy seeds — the Bihari Diwali special

⏱ 4320 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Hard