“puja”

Odisha Dessert

Odisha Pitha Steamed Rice Coconut Dumpling

Rice flour dumplings shaped like half-moons, stuffed with a sweet grated coconut and...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Pittha Stuffed Steamed Rice Cake

Steamed rice flour dumplings stuffed with a sweet filling of chana dal and jaggery —...

⏱ 60 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

West Bengal Lunch

Bengali Khichuri Rice Lentil

Moong dal and rice cooked together with warming spices and ghee until thick and good....

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Jharkhand Dessert

Jharkhand Arsa Rice Jaggery Fried Sweet

Round discs made from a thick batter of rice flour and jaggery syrup, deep fried...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Bihar Snack

Thekua

Deep-fried sweet wheat and jaggery cookies — the sacred Chhath Puja offering of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Suji Halwa

Semolina roasted in ghee with sugar and cardamom — the everyday and puja sweet of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Rice Kheer

Fragrant saffron rice pudding — the festive puja offering and celebration dessert of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Easy