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Bihar Lunch

Bihari Egg Curry

Hard-boiled eggs in mustard oil-based onion-tomato masala — the quick Bihari non-veg

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Parwal Sabzi

Pointed gourd in mustard-spice gravy — the everyday Bihari vegetable

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Karnataka Beverage

Ginger Honey Tea

Traditional Karnataka beverage — ginger honey tea made with ginger tea.

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 10 min cook

Easy

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Aloo Tamatar

Potato in spiced tomato gravy — the default weekday Bihari sabzi

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Sinki Radish Soup

Fermented turnip radish soup — sharply sour, umami-rich and unique to mountain Arunachal

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

Arunachal Pradesh Dinner

Pork with Mountain Chilli Bamboo

Pork belly slow-cooked with bamboo shoots and local mountain chillies — the definitive...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Medium

Bihar Lunch

Bihari Kachri Sabzi

Wild bitter kachri cooked with mustard oil and spices — the distinctive wild vegetable...

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Medium

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

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Garlic Chilli Paste Arunachal

Roasted garlic pounded with dried chilli and mustard oil — the essential condiment of...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Bihar Dinner

Bihari Bhuna Gosht

Dry-fried mutton with spices — the intense Bihari bhuna preparation

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 60 min cook

Hard

Arunachal Pradesh Lunch

Smoked Bamboo Rice

Rice cooked with smoked bamboo shoots — earthy, smoky and characteristic of Arunachali cooking

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy