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Bihar Snack

Dahi Vada Bihar

Soft urad dal fritters soaked in spiced yogurt — the Bihar festive snack

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Bihar Breakfast

Sabudana Khichdi Bihar

Sago with roasted peanuts and cumin — the Ekadashi fasting food of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Breakfast

Puri Aloo Bihar

Deep-fried puffed wheat bread with spiced potato curry — the Sunday breakfast of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Omapodi

Classic Tamil Nadu snack — omapodi.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Snack

Bihari Kala Chana Chaat

Spiced black chickpea chaat with raw mango and chilli — the healthy street food of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Baingan Masala

Baby eggplants stuffed with spices and slow-cooked — the showpiece Bihari vegetarian dish

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 35 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Pasi Payaru Kootu

Whole green moong with coconut paste — a protein-rich kootu distinct from sundal or...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Nimki

Crispy salty diamond-shaped fried crackers — the Diwali snack staple of Bihar

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Beverage

Aam Panna Bihar

Roasted raw mango drink with cumin and black salt — the summer cooler of Bihar

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Arisi Vadam

Sun-dried rice crackers — made in summer and fried all year round as a crispy side dish.

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Hard

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thavuttu Murukku

Flat disc-shaped murukku made by pressing dough with a thavuttu wooden press — thicker...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Bihar Snack

Bihari Moong Chaat

Sprouted moong with tomato and chaat masala — the nutritious Bihar street snack

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy