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Bihar Beverage

Bihari Mattha

Thin spiced buttermilk with roasted cumin — the post-meal digestive drink of Bihar

⏱ 5 min prep 🍳 5 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 Lunch

Bihari Fried Rice

Rice stir-fried with vegetables and spices — the quick Bihari leftover rice preparation

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Bihari Chana Batua

Puffed flatbread stuffed with chana dal — the Bihar fair food and festival snack

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Makhana Pulao

Basmati rice cooked with fox nuts and whole spices — the Bihari special occasion rice

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Chaulai Saag

Red amaranth greens stir-fried with garlic and cumin — the iron-rich Bihari summer saag

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Baigan Bharta

Roasted eggplant mash cooked with onion and tomato — the Bihari masala bharta

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Breakfast

Sabudana Khichdi Arunachal

Sago pearls with roasted peanuts and cumin — the fasting food adopted across Arunachali plains

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Snack

Thayir Vada

Crispy South Indian fritter — thayir vada made with urad dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Tamil Nadu Snack

Ulundu Vada Sambar

Crispy South Indian fritter — ulundu vada sambar made with urad dal.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Medium

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Tomato Pappu

Classic Andhra pappu (dal) made with ripe tomatoes — thick and comforting, finished...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy

Andhra Pradesh Lunch

Gongura Pappu

Classic Andhra pappu (dal) made with gongura (sorrel leaves) — thick and comforting,...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy