Cuisines of Bihar

People of Bihar are mostly vegetarian. But the lower classes and as well as people of Mithila love eating non-vegetarian food items like fish, egg and chicken.

The staple food of Bihar comprises of bhat (rice), dal, roti, tarkari and achar which is prepared from rice, lentils, wheat flour, vegetables and pickle. The traditional cooking medium is mustard oil.

The 1st meal served for most people in Bihar is Khichdi, which is a broth of rice and lentils seasoned with spices and is served with several accompanying items.

Kadhi bari is a popular food item among the people of Bihar and consists of fried soft dumplings made of besan (gram flour) that are cooked in a spicy gravy of yogurt and besan. This dish goes very well over plain rice.In the Anga region Chitba and Pitthow basically prepared from rice are special food items. Tilba and Chewda which are prepared from Katarni rice are also some of the special preparations of Anga.

Roll is a typical Bihar non-vegetarian dish. These are popular and go by the generic name Roll Bihari in and around Lexington Avenue (South) in New York City.

Famous cuisines of Bihar are

    * Biharee Kabab
    * Shami Kabab
    * Nargisi Kufte
    * Shabdeg
    * Yakhnee Biryanee
    * Motton Biryani
    * Shaljum Gosht
    * Baqer Khani
    * Kuleecha
    * Naan Rootee
    * Sawee ka Zarda
    * Qemamee Sawee
    * Gajar ka Halwa
    * Ande
    * ka ZfraniHalwa

Famous sweet dishes of Bihar

    Bihar offers a large variety of sweet delicacies which are mostly dry. . Many of these sweets originate in towns in the vicinity of Patna.

These include

    * Anarasa
    * Belgrami
    * Chena Murki
    * Motichoor ka Ladoo
    * Kala Jamun
    * Kesaria Peda
    * Khaja
    * Khurma
    * Khubi ka Lai
    * Laktho
    * Parwal ka Mithai
    * Pua & Mal Pua
    * Thekua
    * Murabba
    * Tilku

Traditional salted snacks popular in Bihar are

    * Chiwra
    * Dhuska
    * Litti
    * Makhana
    * Sattu.