Bihar Delicacies

Bitter Gourd(karela) Leaf Chila (Crepe)

It is soft in texture, amazing in taste light on your tummy, easy to prepare in few minutes; especially as breakfast.  It is popular and authentic recipe none other than wheat chila/cheela, a type of pancake or north Indian Dosa. Whatever the name; I often prepare this recipe when my husband is on business trip […]

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Carrot Bhujia (Dry Carrot)

Servings: 3-4 Preparation time: 5-6 minutes. Cooking time: 15-20 minutes. Total time: 26 minutes. I visited an event held at Hibiya Park, Tokyo named ‘Farmers and Kids Festa’ with the aim of educating the kids that their food doesn’t really come from the supermarket. Farmers shared their knowledge and experiences of farming like Spinach harvesting,

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Bitter Gourd Leaf (Karela leaf) Potato (Aaloo) Bhujia (dry)

Servings: 2 Preparation time: 3-4 minutes. Frying time: 12 minutes. Total time: 16 minutes. Coming to new country, meeting new people and setting new house; decorating balcony with potted plant is part of setting house. Especially for my husband who loves to work with potted plant. He started work for greenery in our Tokyo home

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Kachari Masoor Dal (Red Lentil Fritters)

Servings: 4 Soaking time: 2 hours. Preparation time: 3-4 minutes. Frying time: 6-7 minutes(each batch). Total time: 11 minutes. The recipe of “Kachari Masoor Dal” reminds me the familiar sight of the street food vendor or Chatwala of my hometown, each bite tingling my taste buds and  takes my thoughts back to those streets. This

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Mung (Green gram) Masoor (Red lentil) Dal

Servings: 4 Preparation time: 4-5 minutes. Boiling time: 20 minutes. Seasoning time: 5 minutes. Total time: 30 minutes. This is the Pakistani style of cooking, they prefer to cook food without using pressure cooker till the date. In traditional Pakistani cooking, dal is often prepared using slow-cooking methods, similar to those by our great-grandmothers. Mung

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