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Bihar Lunch

Litti Chokha

Smoky wheat balls stuffed with spiced sattu served with fire-roasted vegetable mash —...

⏱ 30 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Karnataka Lunch

Huggi

Classic Karnataka — huggi with mashed rice and lentils.

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 40 min cook

Medium

Bihar Dessert

Pua Sweet Pancake

Fluffy fried wheat and fennel pancakes — the festive Bihari sweet pancake for Holi and Chhath

⏱ 15 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Aloo Chokha

Flame-roasted potato mash with mustard oil and raw onion — the most made Bihari side dish

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Baigan Chokha

Fire-roasted eggplant mash — the smoky star of the Bihari chokha trio

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 20 min cook

Easy

Bihar Snack

Tomato Chokha

Fire-roasted tomato mash with mustard oil and garlic — the tangy Bihari table condiment

⏱ 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 Snack

Taro Fried Cakes Arunachal

Mashed taro shaped into patties and pan-fried — the everyday snack of Arunachali...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Breakfast

Yam Porridge Arunachal

Wild yam mashed into a smooth warming morning porridge — starchy breakfast of forest...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 25 min cook

Easy

Arunachal Pradesh Snack

Mountain Berry Chutney Arunachal

Wild mountain berries mashed with salt and chilli — seasonal forest condiment of...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 5 min cook

Easy

Assam Breakfast

Aloo Pitika

Mashed boiled potato with mustard oil, raw onion and green chilli — the everyday...

⏱ 10 min prep 🍳 15 min cook

Easy

Tamil Nadu Lunch

Araikeerai Masiyal

Tribal/village Tamil Nadu recipe — Araikeerai masiyal — mashed amaranth with garlic, a...

⏱ 20 min prep 🍳 30 min cook

Easy