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Bihar Lunch

Dal Baati Bihar

Hard-baked wheat balls with rich five-lentil dal — the Bihari festival combination

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Arunachal Pradesh Dinner

Wild Mountain Mushroom Soup

Wild mushrooms in a clear ginger broth — the forest immunity soup of highland Arunachal

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Maida Laddoo

Roasted all-purpose flour balls with ghee and sugar — a simple Bihar festival sweet

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Shakkar Pare

Sugar-coated fried diamond biscuits — the sweet Diwali counterpart to nimki in Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Daal Pittha Fried

Pan-fried dal pittha — the crispy snack version of the steamed dumpling

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Young Bamboo Stir Fry

Tender young bamboo shoots stir-fried with garlic and sesame — the prized spring...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dinner

Bihari Chana Dal Soup

Light chana dal soup with cumin and lemon — the Bihari evening soup

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dessert

Bihari Kesari Rabdi

Thick condensed milk with saffron and cardamom — the Bihar slow-cooked milk dessert

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 50 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Karela Sabzi

Bitter gourd cooked with onion and amchur — the health vegetable of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Pal Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with rice and sugar or palm jaggery.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Dessert

Sago Payasam

Sacred South Indian payasam (sweet) made with sago and sugar.

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Banana Flower Stir Fry Arunachal

Banana blossom stir-fried with mustard and sesame — the iron-rich vegetable of...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium