I am part of foodie group in Whats App and we discuss food on a daily basis. Knowing my interest in food, Jayashree, admin of the group added me there and ever since I have written down so many recipes from friends over there. I am yet to try most…
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Bihari Veg Boti Biryani Recipe
For the fourth day of month long Biryani and Pulao festival, I have a delicious biryani from Bihar. I listed out the recipes to try nearly 6 months back and I have been making one recipe at a time. Some recipes were so simple that I was just postponing the…
Bihari Kadhi – Bihar
Today I am taking you to the state of Bihar. It shares its boundaries with Uttar Pradesh, Nepal, West Bengal and Jharkand. Bihari food is mostly vegetarian so it was easy for me to find authentic dishes from Bihar which suited our meals. Some of the famous dishes from Bihar…
Litti Choka
Littli Choka is a famous snack from Bihar. Served along with dhal, it can also be served as breakfast, lunch or dinner. I have made a version of Litti and Aloo Choka, but they were not the authentic recipes. Litti is made with wheat flour. Wheat flour dough is stuffed…
Sattu Paratha
This is another Bihari recipe using Sattu. After preparing sattu filling for the kachori, I had a cup full of sattu left. When I browsed through the net for other recipes using sattu, I saw many recipes for the sattu paratha. So I prepared the dough for the usual paratha…
Kesaria Peda
Today is the last day of week long Blogging Marathon#11. I will finish this week’s Bihari Specials with a sweet note. Kesaria peda is a sweet made for festivals and celebrations. Though the recipe sounds easy, it was bit hard to get the correct consistency. I refrigerated the mixture and…
Sattu Kachori
For today’s evening snack I prepared the famous Sattu Kachori of Bihar. I had sattu at home from the previous preparation. So preparing the kachori was an easy job. I made 18 kachoris from the given recipe and it took only 30minutes to prepare. I saw this recipe at US…
Aloo Choka
Today is the fifth day of the week long Blogging Marathon#11. I prepared the famous side dish of Bihar today. It is very simple to prepare and very delicious. Biharis use it as an accompaniment with litti or roti. There are so many methods of preparing choka. While I searched…
Litti
Today is the fourth day of week long Blogging Marathon#11. Litti is the most famous dish of Bihar. It is stuffed with sattu (roasted gram flour) and spices. It is baked in oven. The crust is very crispy and the filling is delicious. It is usually served along with choka…
Tilkut Ladoo
For the third day of Blogging Marathon#11, I tried the famous Bihari sweet-Tilkut Ladoo. These are prepared for Makar Sankranti. Tilkut is actually till gud which translates into sesame seeds and jaggery. It is very easy to prepare. After shaping the ladoos let it air dry for 4-5hours before storing…